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"Dixie Queen" (ex "Ferry 61/271")
Type of vessel: Ex car ferry, rebuilt to restaurant/disco paddle steamer.
Built: 1968, Åsiverken, Åmål, Sweden, rebuilt 1985-86 Boghammarsvarvet, Sweden. Material: Steel hull, aluminium superstructure on upper deck.
Length: 56,10 meters (lpp 54,0 meters)
Breadth: 11,74 meters
Draft: 2,50 meters
Tonnage: 1.014 GT 315 NT
Main engine: 6 x Scania D11, each 155 bhp, Voit-Hedenheim propeller aggregates for and aft, connected via Borg & Beack couplings to engines.
Cruising speed: 7,5 knots
Bunkers: Fuel - 40.000 litres Fresh water - 40.000 litres Sanitary tank - 40.000 litres Cooling water for main engines - 40.000 litres
Auxiliary engine: 2 x Volvo TD 100 CDH, Hitzinger 505/4 generators a’ 148 kW 380/220 Volts.
Classification: Swedish Maritime Administration, 730 passengers in Stockholm harbour area, 410 passengers in sheltered waters.
General arrangement: Entrance on main deck with lobby, cloak-rooms, several toilet rooms, elevator for disabled persons, roulette table, several bars, restaurant for 76 persons, well equipped restaurant galley. On upper deck are bars, disco, dance-floor, large scene. On bridge-deck are offices, dressing-rooms and toilets/showers for crew and the wheel house. Maximum 400 guests can dine at the same time. Two ventilation systems serves the two saloons with 3000 cbm fresh air per hour. The ferry was converted to a copy of the Mississippi paddle steamers from the 17-century. The ship is a well established restaurant in Stockholm today and is built like a luxury entertainment ship with gourmet cuisine, night club and live stage entertainment. All safety and health regulations to safeguard passengers and guests is complied with and incorporated into the vessel. The vessel has been sold twice the last ten years once for USD 2.687.000 and once for USD 3.125.000.
Position: Stockholm, Sweden