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Ship Data

This section contains ship data which is provided from the brochure obtained during a bridge tour on the ssc Radisson Diamond, "The first twin hull designed luxury cruiser in the world."

General Info	Building and Owner	Other Info
Length: 430 ft. Beam: 106 ft. Height: Keel to Mast- 148 ft. Height: Sea Level to Bridge- 62 ft. Maximum Draft: 27.5 ft.	1992 - Finnyards - Rauma, Finland Flag - Registry: Bahamas/Nassau Owner: Diamond Cruise Ltd. 175 Staterooms Passengers: 350 Crew: 225	Max Cruising Speed: 14 knots Displacement: 12,880 tons Anchors: 2 x 5 tons each Chain: 2 x 900 ft. Gross Tonnage: 20,295

Navigational Equipment

The majority of the electronic equipment on the bridge was designed by Krupp Atlas Elektronick in Germany. While the bridge is not entirely flat screen monitors, like most new-builds, the bridge is very functional and fairly modern.

Navigational Equipment
Gyro Compass: Sperry MK-37 Magnetic Compass: Krohn Radars: Atlas 8600 Arpa Atlas 7600 AC/TM Autopilot: Arcap 20 Integrated Nav Planning System	Speed Log: Atlas Dolog, doppler log Depth Indicator: Atlas Filia 520, echo sounder Voyage Computer: Atlas NCIS-1800 Sextant: Freiberger Navigation Charts: British Admiralty - Updated Weekly	Nav System: GPS- Northstar and DGPS Navigator MX400 Leica RDF: Ramantenn G-82 Weather Fax: Furuno Emergency Beacons: EPIRB Cospas Sarsat SART STC - Radar Transponder Electronic Chart: STN Chart Pilot Atlas

Personnel

One officer and one sailor on the bridge at all times. An Engineer and Motorman in each of the two hulls. Officer and crew to run the ship is 45 people.

External Communications
1- InmarSAT B Terminal 8- satellite communications terminals: Magnavox (from ComSat) HF/MF Radio Telephone: Sailor GMDSS VHF Radio Telephone: Sailor GMDSS DSC Controller (GMDSS): Sailor GMDSS

SWATH Stability

Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull design craft has a narrow hull area in contact with the seas and swells. There are in addition to the SWATH design, four stabilizing fins for compensating on both roll and pitch. The Brown Brothers hydraulically powered stabilizers are mounted between the hulls and are not retractable. They are 161 ft.sq. (15 sq. meters) each. Operating mode is selected on the bridge.

Safety
Fire Alarm System: Servoteknikk sensors at any location on ship Sprinkler System: Pressurized by sea water pump Lifeboats: 4 - Harding Safety, total seating 490 and contain survival gear Inflatable Liferafts: 12- Viking, total capacity 300 Lifejackets: 934, 81 for children

Engine and Auxiliary Machinery	Main Engines: total 15,422 HP	Auxiliary Engines for Electricity Production
Auxiliary Steam Boilers:2- Unex, capacity 2,500 kg/hr Desalination: 1- Osmotech- reverse osmosis plant and 1- Serck- conventional evaporator AC: 3- Sabroe Marine miniscrew compressors for R22 refrigerant Anit Corrosion: Wilson Walton impressed current system	2- Fathers: 4,406 HP 8 cyl. 4 stroke diesel 2- Sons: 3,305 HP 6 cyl. 4 stroke diesel Reduction Gears: 2- Renk-Tacke connect to propeller shaft	Wartsila Vasa: 1- 1,577 hp 1,160 kw 8 cyl 4 stroke Wartsila Vasa: 1- 2,366 hp 1,740 kw 12 cyl 4 stroke Computer Software: ABB Stromberg Selma engine control AMOS (for windows) maintenance managment

Fuel Tank	Ballast Water Tank	Fresh Water Tank
Heavy Fuel Oil: 182,300 gal Fuel Consumption (full speed 14 kt): 14,530 gal per day Fuel Consumption (normal operation): 7,930 gal per day Range (14 kt): 4,000 nautical miles or 12.5 days without refueling	560,000 gal	Fresh Water: 105,680 gal Fresh Water Production: 97,750 gal per day Fresh Water Consumption (350 guests): 63,410 gal per day

Propellers		Bow Thrusters
2- KaMeWa controllable pitch propellers 4 blades each Diameter: 12 ft. 163 RPM Installed with nozzles - no rudder plate		2- Brunvoll electric motors 1,360 HP or 1,000 KW each Diameter: 6 ft.

Non Pollution Policy

Incinerator for garbage and waste oil: 1 Norsk Hydro. Biological sewage treatment plant: 1 BiocompKSA - S100 capacity 75 cubic meters per hour. International rules and regulations govern shipboard waste to protect the oceans and marine environment from pollution.