M/S Grant (Fictional)

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STARTUP AND SINKING:

You must use the addon editor to spawn in the ship.

– To start up the ship you must

1. Push throttles to a desired amount. (on Bridge)

2. Must turn on coolants for all of the engines. (In the Engine control room)

3. Turn on engine starters. (In engine control room)

There are 2 types of sinking’s. The buttons for these sinks are on the bridge (must turn key first) There is sink via Bow with list, or sink via stern no list. In order to sink Via the Bow you must slow down and stop the ship. For the stern sinking you can just press the sink button.

Be aware the ships turning radius is very wide so make space for the turn!

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

The M/S Grant Is a large 1950’s-60’s Cruise/Ocean liner.

The ship is for 1st and 2nd class passengers. 1st Class has many facilities such as a dining room, reception room, lounge, and many more. 2nd class have the same just less luxurious.

The M/S Grant is a large ship having decks A-E (not including boat/Bridge deck) The ship has lots of large rooms and for each deck there are light switches and heaters.

A-deck: Has the promenade which wraps around the ship, has a lounge and entrance into the main staircases with 1st class rooms.

B-deck: Has the 1st class dining and 1st class bedrooms. Also has another level to the main staircase. This deck has a 2nd class lounge with its own smaller staircase.

C-deck: Mainly is full of cabins but also a small seating area near the main staircase. Has a 2nd class dining room and 2nd class rooms.

D-deck: This deck has a small medical bay and 1st class wash closets. Also has the main staircase with a large reception/seating area. This deck has 2nd class open space and cabins.

E-deck: This deck is as far as the main staircase goes and has a few tables near the staircase. This deck has a small Engine control room and mail rooms.

Lore (Fictional) : While the ship was made in the late 1950’s the design and thought goes back to the end of the second world war. After the end of the war with the surrender of the Japanese and Germany many people from War torn Europe and southeast Asia saw a better life for themselves in the United States. The United States wanted to capitalize on the growing amount of people immigrating to the United States. Thus the company "Bollinger Lockport" was made. Bollinger Lockport got loans from the government and started designing ships. The first ship they made was a smaller Immigrant ship to be used while designing better and more luxurious ships. The Designers at the company drew up 2 large ships that could dominate the growing Atlantic and Pacific immigration wave. The ships would be one of the most luxurious ships for immigrants to be on at the time. The ships made were the "M/S Roosevelt", named after former president Theodore Roosevelt, and the "M/S Grant" named after former president and civil war veteran Ulysses S Grant.

The Ships keels were put down and construction started in 1957. By the end of 1958 the ships were being fitted out and ready to leave the harbor. The M/S Roosevelt made its maiden voyage on November 7th 1958 from Boston-Marseille. The M/S Grant had its maiden voyage on December 16th from New York- Barcelona. On entry both of these ships were successful but an unforeseen change happened that the Company wasn’t previously aware of. By the 1960’s Immigrants coming to the United States and the western world were more picky on how to travel and many chose to go on jets as they were more faster and cheaper. Ships couldn’t compete with the jets Boeing and Mc-Donnell Douglas were making. It was with the entry of the Boeing 707 and DC8 that washed up the immigrant shipping business. The ships had an overhaul to try to keep passenger numbers up, but less and less people boarded the ships.

The M/S Roosevelt had been lost to the seas while on a trip from Marseille to Philadelphia after striking a reef of the coast long island. Its wreck still lies. But the M/S Grant had a more sinister and interesting story. We don’t actually know what happened to it. On its last voyage it was from Copenhagen to Boston but went missing. The last position was south of Iceland. Radio signals were picked up from the Grant but were to gargled to make out what they were saying. The seas were rough that night and in the coming days didn’t arrive in port. An expedition was sent out to look for survivors that may have been able to find survivors that may have gone into the lifeboats. While on the expedition one boat was found, but only with flashlights, bread, and a medical kit with blankets. No bodies were in the boat. It is also important to mention rope were still on the boat but were ripped off. It was thought that while lowering its occupants must have been spilled out and the ropes ripped apart from the Grant. The wreck has never been found and the Grant is rarely talked about. Its wreck lies somewhere off the coast of Iceland maybe 50 – 75 miles off the coast, waiting to be found…

OTHER REMARKS:

I encourage you to check out other ships I have made, they are the Canadian coast guard Vector, and the Arctic cruise ship Kainuu. NEW EDITION: MS Coolidge NEW EDITION GARFIELD 1898

I also encourage you to check out the people that made the radar and map for the ship.

Please give me any feedback and questions you have or things you would like me to implement into the ship. I am going to continue to make more so feedback is key!