Sharp Designs New Staten Island Ferries for New York City
George G. Sharp, Inc. has designed three new Staten Island Ferries for New York City's Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). The first ferry, named the Guy V. Molinari, was recently launched in Marinette, Wisconsin and will be available to riders in late Spring of 2004.
Each ferry will carry about 4,400 passengers and will be capable of carrying 30 vehicles. Propulsion is provided by two (2) of the three (3) turbo-charged propulsion diesel generators installed, driving four (4) AC propulsion motors, two (2) at each end, driving a fixed-pitch propeller via a line of shafting. The double-ended ferries are 310 ft long and cost about $40 Million each.
The Staten Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905 and currently carries over 19 million passengers annually on a 5.2-mile run between the St. George Terminal in Staten Island and the Whitehall Terminal in lower Manhattan. Service is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Sharp is currently performing construction supervision services for the NYCDOT. Launchings of the second and third ferries will in 2004.
Click here for ferry characteristics.
Click here for photos of the launch.
| Principal Characteristics |
| Length |
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310 Feet |
| Beam |
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70 Feet |
| Draft (full load) |
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13.5 Feet |
| Displacement (full load) |
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3,200 Tons |
| Service Speed |
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18.2 mph |
| Passengers |
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4,400 |
| Vehicles |
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30 |
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| Equipment |
| Main Diesel Generators |
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GM EMD ME 16G7B |
| (2 in service) |
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2865 kW each |
| Main Propulsion Motors (4) |
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2500 HP each |
| Propellers (2) |
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Fixed Pitch |
| Service Generators (2) |
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Caterpillar 3408C |
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370 kW each |
Staten Island Ferry
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Left to Right: Sharp Chairman Hilary Rolih, NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg,
NYCDOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall, and Sharp President Allen Chin |
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