b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWSMaine State Ferry Service Commissions New FerryT heMaineDepartmentofclose-coupled vertical offset gears withIsle recommended to the Maine State TransportationandMainea 4.04:1 reduction ratio. The vessel hasFerry Service Advisory Board that the State Ferry Service have com- a running speed of 13 knots. islands new vessel be named after Shay. missionedtheCharlesNormanShayMembers of the Matinicus community ferry in Rockland, Maine.The Charles Norman Shay is classifiedwantedtorecognizethePenobscots under the Coast Guard Subchapter Tbecause of their presence on the island The104steel-hulleddieselferryregulations, ensuring that it meets allfor centuries prior to the arrival of Eu-replacesitslargerpredecessor,thesafetyandoperationalstandardsforropean settlers. Shay lives in France. He 154Capt. Richard G. Spear. Designedferry operations in the region. celebrated his 100th birthday in June byPVAmemberGilbertAssociates,The ferry is named after a heroic Mainethe same month the vessel that bears his Braintree, Mass., the new 149-passen- veteran and member of the Penobscotname arrived in Rockland.ger ferry has a 7 draftand will runNation who served as a combat medic between Rockland, Maine, and Ma- duringtheD-Dayinvasion.PrivateI feel very proud to have a boat bear-tinicus Island. In addition to its pas- ShaysavedmanylivesonOmahaing my name right where my ancestors PHOTO: MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONsengers, the boat has room for a singleBeach and was awarded the Silver Starhad their summer encampment, said tractortrailerandfoursmall,lightand French Legion of Honor for hisCharlesNormanShay.Ionlywish trucks or eight cars or light trucks andservice that day. He continued to servenow that my parents could be here and no tractor trailer. on the front lines in many major bat- see what is going on. It makes me very tles of World War II. proud being a part of your team and PoweringthevesselaretwinCat- represent my tribe, the Penobscot In-erpillarC18dieselenginescoupledThe Charles Norman Shay is the firstdians from the State of Maine, at these withSound4-bladed52diameterMSFS vessel named for a Native Ameri- functions. I thank you all very much.wheels through Twin Disc MGX-516can. Last year, the residents of Matinicus FOGHORN 56'