Wehrlen Brothers Marina
Brick, NJ, US, 08724
Tel:732-775-4515
1943 Pullman MY
The boat has run aground and not sure of damage yet. Being sold as is where is. See last 3 pictures.
The Captain and crew are available for hire to deliver this boat anywhere.
This historic Pullman built in 1943 for the US Navy by the Pullman Car Company is constructed of reinforced steel. PCE-833
Laid down 1943 February 26; as PCE-833 by the Pullman Standard Car Co., Chicago, IL.
Launched 1943 August
Transferred 1943 OctoberTo Great Britain and commissioned HMS Kilham (Z 07); Reclassified BEC-7
Returned 1946 to U.S. custody in December; Struck from the Navy Register in 1947
Sold 1949 to S/A Investment (FylkesbaataneSogne og Fjordane, Mgrs.) of Bergen, Norway.
Converted 1950 renamed M/S Sognefjord passenger ship
Sold 1958 to FylkesbataaneSogne og Fjordane of Bergen; Operated on the Norwegian west coast until 1982
Sold 1982 to Filmeffekt A/S of Oslo,Norway and renamed Orion;
Sold 1984 to K/S Orion Film A/S of Bergen and laid up
Sold 1987 to Matkat OY of Helsingfors, Finland
Sold 1991 to Orion Risteilyt O/Y of Hamina, Finland and renamed Orion II;
Sold 1996 to Jaako Mathias Eriksson of Honduras
Sold 1997 renamed ORIENT EXPLORER
40 Beds + Crew quarters for 7 and Captains quarters.
Currently there is a crew of 7 and the Captain.
Fuel Consumption: Both Engines and one generator is 250 liters per hour at 10 knots
Her electrical systems could require a complete refit. However all systems are working
She will need dry dock services or underwater cleaning before leaving the province.(she had not sailed since her last dry dock 5 years ago)
The cost of the last service that included sandblasting, some replating and painting was about 20,000 USD With only dry dock and painting the cost would be about 10kUS$
Water tanks should be cleaned and/or sandblasted inside.
All cabins should be considered to be redone with new arrangements. About 60 cabins look a lot anyway.
The repair cost would depend greatly according to the modification and work wanted to be done. However the present location offers a good and cheap option to do that work
Please contact us for further information on this piece of history.
Specifications
Engine 1 Specifications
Engine 2 Specifications
Media Gallery
Ballast: 42,000 liter currently converted to water
Displacement: 796 tons gross/395 tons net
Total Power: 900
- 4 Generators
- (2)Cummins 6CT8.3G 125 kva 105 kw
- Volvo Penta TAMD74 131 kva 100 kw
- Emergency generator for 12v and 24v systems
Hourly fuel consumption for both engines and one generator is 250 liters at 10 knots
Her electrical systems could require a complete refit. However all systems are working
She will need dry dock services or underwater cleaning before leaving the province.(she had not sailed since her last dry dock 5 years ago)
The cost of the last service that included sandblasting, some replating and painting was about 20,000 USD With only dry dock and painting the cost would be about 10kUS$
Water tanks should be cleaned and/or sandblasted inside.
All cabins should be considered to be redone with new arrangements. About 60 cabins look a lot anyway.
The repair cost would depend greatly according to the modification and work wanted to be done. However the location offer a good and cheap option to do that work
She is in the right place to do the repairs.
KK to San Francisco:
Need to confirm period of the year.
7200 miles
30 days sailing without including two stop over.
Each stop over, needed to refuel, should take 2 to 3 days.
173000 litres of diesel.
Change of oil for both main engines at start of journey.
If using present crew, cost would be about US$ 6000.00 plus tickets & food and beverage.
If using captains service to prepare the boat and manage the delivery to San Francisco: US$ 5000.00 plus tickets & food and beverage.
Need to have some fund for agency, etc during the stop over.
FYI:
Price of diesel change in time and location.
Can only provide price of Diesel in Malaysia
1lt = 0.51US$./
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.