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Great Lakes self unloading bulk carrier Buffalo

(This project was approved by Dave_Zed as a powered version of his Articulated Barge Charles P. Steinmetz)

Ship is in American Steamship Company colors. The name was chosen by Dave_Zed.

WARNING: This is a 14.4mb file. I am a detail nut. You MUST use mission spawner to use this ship.

Full interior with accurate crew berthing (Plus 2 in the owner’s stateroom for a total of 30 beds
General alarm activated by the bridge.
Port and Starboard tunnels for inclement weather conditions.
Autopilot.
Weather plotter.
Sink button.
Separate foghorn and steam whistle
126,000+ liters of fuel between fore and aft tanks. Range is unknown but ship has sailed 2+ hours without issue.

Top speed:11.35 kts

Powered by quadruple expansion steam engine w/oil fired boilers.

TO START:
Go to the spar deck (cargo hatches deck) and start the starter generator. Proceed to the the engine room and on the right side of the piston casing you will find a key switch and push button. Turn the key switch to open boiler valves and pumps. THEN push the ignition button above and wait for the boilers to gather steam.

Rudder does NOT return to center. Do NOT mess with the helm while autopilot is active. Sinks in roughly 15 min in calm seas.

Credit to Mr. NJ for autopilot and weather system. Credit to original builder with thanks for permission and help with finalizing this build.