Custom made steel for RCCL cruise ships

STEELS FüR SHIPBUILDING
DILLINGER
HUTTE GTS
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Legendofthe Seas...
Splendour
ofthe Seas...
Rhapsody
ofthe Seas...
Visionofthe Seas...
Four majesticcruise shipshave
beendesignedby Dur customer
Chantiers de l'Atlantique (GEC
Alsthom group), on behalf of the
american-norwegianRoyal
CaribbeanCruise Line (RCCL).
Built in accordancewith the latestshipbuilding state-of-the-art
techniques,theseships stand out
as sameof the finest vesselsof
the world fleet.
Cruise ship description
Generalities
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From 1993to 1995,Royal
CaribbeanCruise Line, second
largestcruise liDe in the world,
ordered 4 cruise ships [rom
Chantiers de l'Atlantique in the
Vision seriesand this generic
name is not misplaced...
The vesselsare as transparentas
lace: their sidesconsistof a successionof openings.Baysand
balconiesanimate the hulls. The
central atrium of eachship opens
on its top with a gtassdome.
Realfloating palaces,they are
built to cruise in the warm
Caribbeanseasor the tempered
seasof the Alaskan coasts.
Technicalaspect& modernity
The slips are remarkablysafeand
reliable,thanks to their contemporary shapes,constructionquality and overall high-techdesign.
Concern for the fragile environment around us is an integral
part of the vesselswhich haveone
of the world's most advanced
wagtetreatmentsystems.
Sportrooms,Solarium,Nightclubs, Gamerooms,Cabins,Royal
Suites,Swimmingpool,etc ).
All hag beenideally designed.
Steelplatesdeliveredby
Dillinger Hütte GTS
Deliveries:
48 060 t
Deliveryperiod:
Aug.'93to Oct.'96
Built in 26 months, at Chantiers
de l'Atlantique, and deliveredto
RCCL in the spring of 1995,
1996,1997and 1998,the four
ships are vesselsof an achievemeßt: a dazzingly associationof
luxury and technology.
Luxury & comfort
Grades:
NV-A/B/D/ A36/D36/E36
Theseshipsprovide the passenger Thicknesses:
with everypossibleamenity.
5to40mm
Performing asceticas weIl as
Width:
technicalachievements,architects
1.3to3m
left nothing to chancein these
StandardLength:
14m
floating palaces(Casino, Shops,
Bars,Restaurants,Mini-golf,
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Dillinger Hütte GTS hagprovided technicaland human help
to the Chantiers de I' Atlantique
in order to find the best solution
adapted to their needs:technical
assistance,delivery time, sizes,
dimensional tolerance,optimised
weight, surface quality for plat-
mgs.
Dillinger Hütte GTS hagsupplied
custom made steelson request
that are tailored to meetthe specific needsof Chantiersde l'Atlantique.
Short & reliable deliverytime
Dillinger Hütte GTS hagcontributed to meetthe constructions very tight scheduleby supplying the plates in 1 200 t train
on a weeklybasiswith very short
and highly reliable delivery peri-
ods.
Dimensionaltolerances
A size standardisation(3 m wide
x 14m lang), taking Dillinger
Hütte GTS and Chantiers de
l'Atlantique constraintsinto considerationhas ted to optimise the
production time and thereforethe
deliveryand transport times.
Dillinger Hütte GTS has supplied
narrow dimensionaltolerances
(width, length, squareness,
straightness)in order to allow the
fitting of the plates without edge
preparation or reducededgetrim-
Dillinger Hütte GTS complied
with the aboverequirementby
supplying plates with thicknessas
nearas possibleto the admissible
minimum thickness.
mings.
An exceUentsurfacequality for
Tight thickness tolerance require-
Moreover, Dillinger Hütte GTS
hag suppliedlang plates(17.8 m)
which haveallowed Chantiersde
l' Atlantique to minimize both the
welding cast and duration.
stability as weil as a costreduc-
tion.
Standardisedsizes
platings
meßt to avoid overweight problems
Looking für a minimum hull
weight, für understandablereasong,can lead to the usageof
plates with very tight thickness
tolerancesand reducedoverweight. The utilisation of such
plates can allow the transport of
more passengers,
fuel, etc. by
using the dead weight reduction
normally originating from the
rolling overthicknesses(estimated
at 0.5%of ship weight), to reduce
the propulsion power,to reduce
the fuel consumption,to geta
better compromiseweightl
For platings(visible by thepassengers),it is not allowed, on one
face at least,to havesurfacediscontinuities or grinding repairs.
Therefore,Dillinger Hütte GTS
and Chantiersde l' Atlantique
haveagreedon a particular technical specificationdefining
enhancedaspectcriteria für platings.Theseplateshavebeenshotblastedand pre-painted,then
checkedon both facesin accordancewith the most severecriteriafrom this particular specification and the NF EN 10163standard.
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The features of the cruise ships
Steelplatessupplier: Dillinger Hütte GTS
(Dunkerque mill -France)
Shipyard: GEC Alsthom Chantiersde I' Atlantique
(St Nazaire -France)
Shipowner: Royal CaribbeanCruise Line
Length:
Width:
Max. draught:
Tonnage:
Cruisespeed:
Propulsionpower:
Number of decks:
Number of crew:
Numberof cabins:
Numberof passengers:
DILLINGER
AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke
Marketing
D -66748 Dillingen/Saar
P.O. Box 1580
Telephone:+ (49) 6831/47 -3463, 3454
Telefax: + (49) 6831/47 -3089
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(USA/Norway)
262 m to 279 m
32 m
7.3 m to 7.5 m
70000 to 76 000 UMS
22.3 to 24 knots
57500 kW
11to 12
732 to 787
902 to 1 007
2064 to 2 416
HÜTTE GTS
GTS Industries
Marketing
F -59379 Dunkerque Cedex
P.O. Box 6317
Telephone:+ (33) 3 28 29 3156
Telefax:+ (33) 3 28 29 69 28