VESSEL REVIEW: The Maine Department of Transportation and Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) recently took delivery of a new double-ended Ro-Pax ferry built by Steiner Shipyard of Bayou La Batre, Alabama to a design by Massachusetts-based naval architecture firm Gilbert Associates.
The custom-built MSFS ferry has been named 'Charles Norman Shay' in honour of a local resident, decorated World War II veteran, and member of Maine's Penobscot Nation, making this the first MSFS vessel to be named after a Native American.
The steel-hulled 'Charles Norman Shay' has a length of 104 feet (31.7 metres), a moulded beam of 28 feet (8.5 metres), a draught of seven feet (2.1 metres), a moulded depth of 11 feet (3.4 feet), and space for 149 passengers and up to eight cars. Alternatively, the vehicle cargo can consist of one tractor trailer and four small light trucks.
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