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Vessels Status |
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Jean Ribault: operating
Blackbeard: operating (stand-by) |
Buccanneer: replaced by JEAN RIBAULT in 1996
Manadnock: replaced by Blackbeard in 1956
Reliance: renamed the Jean Lafitte
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Jean Ribault
Vessel
Info |
The “JEAN
RIBAULT” replaced the aging “BUCANNEER ” in 1996. The vessel was named after the French explorer of the same name who discovered
it.
The ferry is very high tech with two independent computerized propulsion systems, modern navigation systems including radar and DGPS and communication equipment. |
| Date Built: |
1996 |
| Built at: |
Atlantic Drydock and Marine, Jacksonville, FL
Naval Architect – Jacksonville based Cunningham & Walker Marine Consultants, Inc. |
| Cost: |
3.9 million (1996) |
| Engines: |
(2) Detroit Diesel 12V149 |
| Horsepower: |
1,500 combined |
| Speed: |
11 Knots |
| Length Overall: |
153.6 feet |
| Beam: |
56 feet |
| Draft: |
7 feet |
| Gross Tons: |
1,131 ITC |
| Net
Tons: |
567 ITC |
| Vehicles: |
40 |
| Passengers: |
206
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| Crew: |
7 |
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The “BLACKBEARD”, originally named the “CARQUINEZ”, operated just north of Oakland, CA, but a modern bridge replaced her and she, too, went on the block. The going price for Carquinez was $84,000. The vessel was towed to Mayport from California, via the Panama Canal and replaced two aging ferries, the “LAFITTE” and “MANADNOCK”, already in operation. Completed Service Life Extension Program “SLEP” in 1998.
Vessel
Info |
Blackbeard
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| Date Built: |
1956 |
| Built at: |
Alameda, CA |
| Cost: |
$84,000 est.
(1956) |
| Engines: |
(2) Detroit Diesel 12V149 |
| Horsepower: |
1,500 combined |
| Speed: |
8 Knots |
| Length Overall: |
185 feet |
| Beam: |
52 feet |
| Draft: |
7 feet |
| Gross Tons: |
537 ITC |
| Net
Tons: |
365 ITC |
| Vehicles: |
42 |
| Passengers: |
207
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| Crew: |
7 |
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