Brigantine Tall Ship

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Brigantine Tall Ship
COMPLETE REBUILD 2005
ONE of the NEWEST TALL SHIPS


The Dutch-built brigantine MERCEDES is a stunning commercially registered passenger ship, designed especially and fully equipped for day charter and alongside corporate entertainment - with a capacity for 140 guests. She is deal for promotion, product launches and conferences, a truly magnificent roaming corporate venue.

She has comfortable lounges, a large restaurant and bar and the rig has been designed so people can help sail the ship if they wish.
With some minor modifications she could easily be converted to a weekend venue offering overnight accommodation and is already classified for worldwide cruising for up to 36 passengers. She could also become a sail trainng vessel.

Formerly an ocean going fishing vessel, MERCEDES is now compliant with current stability and safety standards for passenger ships and carries modern navigation and communications equipment.

MERCEDES is presently based in the Netherlands and can be delivered anywhere, worldwide



MERCEDES - Brigantine Tall Ship – 140+ Passengers



General data

Homeport Amsterdam, Flag Netherlands,

Class Society Register Holland and Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate, Bureau Veritas-ISM

Classification 1 Classification Directive 2009/45/EC area B with 140 passengers and 20 crew, total 160

Classification 2 Classification Register Holland Z1234 wordlwide with 36 passengers and 16 crew, total 52



STEEL HULL built in 1958, as a Fishing Vessel - rebuilt to Square Rig Passenger Ship 2005, in the Netherlands

Gross tonnage 258, Net tonnage 82, Displacement 430 tonnes

Length overall 48,70 m, Length of the hull 42,00 m, Beam 7,60 m, Draft 3,60 m

Type of ship brigantine, two-masted and totally square-rigged vessel

Sail area 900 m², masthead height above waterline 35,00 m, able to reduce to 32,00 m

Maximum speed under engine 11 knots, maximum speed under sail 16 knots

Passenger capacity day and evening cruise up to 140, crew up to 18.



Highest safety standards, strong propulsion and especially designed for corporate hospitality.

Vessel also very suitable to become a sail training vessel.



Licensed for:

Day and evening cruises with up to 140 passengers

Receptions moored in a port with up to 150 passengers

Weekend - up to 140 passengers in combination with hotel overnight

Catering for up to 150 passengers

Seated dinner for up to 60 passengers



Delivery

It is possible to deliver the ship to any place in the world.



Accommodation

If the ship will be used for cruises with passengers overnight on board or sail training , cabins can be

constructed in the former restaurant. Separate Crew accommodation is installed in the fo'csle.



Rigging & Sails

2 masts and 1 bowsprit made from steel

10 yards and 1 boom made from seawater resistant aluminium

900 m2 sails made from Dacron 620 and 420 gram

Sun-sail to cover the main deck with hot weather or shelter from rain

Stays & Shrouds made from galvanized steel wire 7x7, 22 and 16 mm

Ropes made from polypropylene



Flybridge

2 Joystick hydraulic steering system on port and starboard side

2 Kobelt Power Control on starboard and port side (master and slave)

2 Simrad R135 Rudder indicators

Hand hydraulic steering wheel mid-ships

Emergency steering helm

Kelvin Hughes Observator Pilot MK 4 magnetic compass



Navigation Room

Computer alarm system, control for engine, pump, door, bilge control and electronic charts.

Simrad AP50 Autopilot

Furuno GP90 GPS Navigator

Furuno SC502 Satellite Compass

Furuno FM 8500 VHF Radio telephne

I-Com IC-M401E VHF Marine

3 x Icom IC-GM1600E VHF Marine Transceiver (portables with head set)

Icom M3 Euro Marine Transceiver (portable)

Furuno FE-700 Navigational Echo Sounder

Furuno FR7062 Daylight Radar

Walker 4020 Speed log

Furuno FA-100 Universal AIS

RHG ICS Nav 5 Navtex receiver

Furuno FS2570C HFMF Radiotelephone

Furuno Felcom 15 Inmarsat C terminal with Furono PP-150 printer

3 x Furuno IC 307 Distress Alert Received Call Units (ISPS)

Tron 40 S Epirb with hydrostatic release

Tron Sart Radar transponder

Comet Line Throwing Device

2 x MOB search lights

3 x Acculaders Mastervolt Mass 24 50 automatic battery charger

4 x Emergency batteries 12 V 240 A

2 x Binoculars Steiner and Seamaster

Control panel navigation lights

Intercom HEF-Tronic HT1120

Telephone system to all rooms and compartments

Control panel generators, main engine, steering gear

Control panel deck lights, emergency lights, general alarm

Control Fire Pro aerosol fire extinguishing system engine room

Ajax Fire detection alarm control panel

Barigo Clock, Thermometer, Hygrometer, Barometer and Heel meter (Plastimo)

Teakitchen, Liebherr refrigerator, lavatory

Nautical books, BA charts, flags Europe

Pioneer auto radio/cd player with 2 integrated Pioneer speakers

Zöllner Horn

Safety equipment

Liferafts DSB 25 persons each (Area A) full safety plan available

4 x Liferafts DSB 25 persons each (Area B)

DSB MOB boat with Johnson 2 stroke, 9.9 hp outboard engine

182 x Lifejackets Eval EG Vallianatos SPA 3691-3, 2004

14 x Lifejackets children Eval EG Vallianatos SPA 3691-3, 2004

10 x Comet and Kadematic automatic life jackets for watch crews

6 x Lifebuoys, 3 with light, 3 with line

2 x Pains Wessex MOB 306 Lot number PP0160 mob buoy

Comet line throwing device, 4 x 260 m

RHG Tron Sart radar transponder

Comet Pyrotechnics, 2 x smoke signal, 12 x parachute signal rocket, 12 x hand-flare

4 x FCO Oban survival suits

Marcus life-net MS.2, 20 m

Medical Equipment, area worldwide 1*

Ferno lifting bridge (for helicopter)

Fire fighting equipment

8 x Gloria Fire Extinguisher 6 kg

2 x Gloria CO2 Extinguisher 6 Kg, galley and engine room

Fire Pro aerosol fire extinguishing system in the engine room with control in navigation room

Sprinkler installation in all rooms, automatic sprinkler pomp, pressure tank 800 l

6 x Fire hoses with tools in all spaces and on deck

2 x Fire fighting equipment, firemen outfit, one on forward, one aft

Chubb fire blanket in the galley



Engine room

MWM TRHS 618 V16 main engine, 720 hp @1500 rpm

Reintjes WAF 560 gearbox, 1:5

Propeller, 4 blades, bronze, 428 kg, 1.80m diameter

2 x Mitsubishi 6D1 generators, 85 KW, silent pack

MWM D226-6 emergency generator, 66 hp @1500 rpm, 40 Kw

2 x Desmi K&R type SAEN2100, SEIWW2109200195, fire and bilge pumps

Central heating ACV Delta Pro 45, 2011, with warm air to all spaces and heat water system

Blokland cooling system separately from main engine, generators and emergency generator

2 x Speck Desmi K&R PM 10 hydrophone's with pressure tank 80 l, for seawater and fresh water

Work bench, tools, welding apparatus, grinding machines and spare parts

Shore power connection station on deck (220 and 400 volts)

2 x Victron Skylla 24 25 automatic battery charter

6 x Batteries 12 V 240 A, switchboard for emergency starting of engines

Compressor Fini Italy EC Partn.-100/102 3m 23050EU 2004 for working air 10 bar



Anchor gear

2 x Pool anchors with 670 kg weight each

2 x Anchor chains of 24 mm, 352 m chain each

Liesen anchor winch with electric engine

2 x Chain stoppers

Gangways

Gangway from Aluminium 6 m by 1 m, handrails on each side

Gangway from Aluminium 3 m by 0,7 m, handrails on each side

2 x Stairs aluminium for (des) embarking

Pilot ladder 6 m



Galley

Steamer Unox XB403G, 4 plates

Oven Eurotec BE4F7Q

Friteuse Eurotec BEF472V

3 x Refrigerator Afimox Asx IX 700 NT PC XS G

Microwave Panasonic NE-1027

Dishwasher Rhima DR-60

2 x Coffee machines Mondo 2 Bravilor

2 x Deepfreezers Siemens Electronic GT 38920

Dishes and further catering equipment for up to 150 passengers



Tanks

4 x Fresh water tanks from steal 6 mm, capacity 5000 l each, in double floor construction

2 x Black water integrated tanks, capacity 4.000 l each, in double floor construction

2 x Gas oil tanks integrated, capacity 15.000 l each

2 x Gas oil day tanks integrated, capacity 1.800 l each



Stability and Ballast

Compliant to IMO A 749 standards

Ballast 45 tonnes concrete with steel powder and 45 tonnes lead in bilge



Paint system

Full ship and rigging sandblasted in January 2005

Hempel: Hempathane primer and Hempadur topcoat, in all two components and RAL system



Captain’s Quarters

Cabin with king-size bed, cupboards, stores, a bathroom with washing basin, shower and toilet



Crew Quarters

5 x Cabins with 3 berth

1 x Cabin with 2 berth

2 x Bathroom with wash basin, shower and toilet

AEG Lavamat Regina washing machine

AEG Lavatherm 37520 electric tumble dryer

Alarm control panel TDB ALMP-7



Restaurant

Interior restaurant with leather seating, tables and chairs

Hydraulic water tight door, 1400 mm wide



Bar / Lounge

Interior lounge with leather seating and tables

Fully equipped bar with draught installation and premix installation

Ice-Maker machine - Brema

2 x Refrigerators Liebherr Profiline Uku 1805

Freezer AEG Electrolux FB50



Interior general

All floors are from tropical hard wood placed on steel deck (Tank-top) with insulation in between

All wall plating inflammable with teak placed on steel substrate with insulation in between

All rooms are lighted with halogen spots

Hifi Stereo installation

Toa 500 series amplifier model A-512-RC

8 x integrated speakers in ceiling (restaurant and bar)

4x JBL speakers for the main deck

Sennheiser Microphone with wireless tuner