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MS Jekyll (Overhaul Version)

Credit for the original ship: Jesse Gillett
(link to the original version of the ship is here: https://steamoss.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1714362567)

Credit for the ships original painted and cosmetic details: Jesse Gillett

Credit for the ship name: Railroad,Preserver,2000

Credit for making the original ship advanced: Sall Innovations

Credit for the complete cosmetic/mechanical overhaul: Railroad,Preserver,2000 & NJ Eagle



How To Start: Head the the wheelhouse and push the throttle/clutch to full, turn the key then press the starter button.


How To Sink: hit the scuttle button that's in the engine room & be prepared to... RUN. LIKE. HELL.
The different sinking's are shown along with how long they take

Sinking time with the ship stopped & all doors open: 1 minute & 17 seconds
Sinking time with the ship stopped & all doors closed: 4 minutes & 18 seconds

Sinking time with ship running & all doors open: 3 minutes & 37 seconds
Sinking time with ship running & all doors closed: 3 minutes & 53 seconds



Facts About The Ship:
The original jekyll is the 3rd custom/fictional passenger vessel that jesse and i have created.

The vessel is named after Jekyll island which is a barrier island off the Georgia coast that my family and i occasionally visit each summer.

Fuel tank capacity: 6426.00 gallons, ship has a refuel port on the bow

Total Passenger Capacity: 15

Max Speed: 17 knots

Total sailing Range: 12.8 km

The ship is able to sail for 28 minutes & 28 seconds before running out of fuel in real time



[If there are any issues whatsoever with the ship please let me know in the comments and i will try my best to get them fixed]



Fictional Ship history:
The MS Jekyll was built in may of 1921 as a mixed use tugboat and saw use as both a harbor/river tug and as an ocean going salvage tug.

During the 2nd world war it helped ferry ships and supplies in and out of the ports, harbors, coves and rivers of storm works, the Jekyll was painted grey during this time and occasionally helped transport troops to different troopships while they were in port.

After the war ended the Jekyll was converted from steam to diesel and continued being used as a tug until march of 1971, by that point the now 50 year old jekyll was practically obsolete due to age and because it lacked the power needed to tow newer and larger ships so it was retired and put up for sale.

In 1973 the now 52 year old jekyll was bought by a company which showed interest in completely overhauling the jekyll and converting it into a passenger ferry.

In 1977 the major bottom up/inside out overhaul and conversion was complete and the jekyll was then used to ferry passengers across sheltered harbors and across rivers, the overhaul and conversion also extended the former tugs lifespan and as a result it would remain in service as a passenger ferry until may of 2011 and by that point the jekyll was 90 years old and old age had finally caught up to the now veteran tug and its new owners were well aware that it's days were numbered and had already purchased a new ferry in advance to replace the now ailing jekyll.

In early April of 2011 the Jekyll's owners knew the Jekyll's time was up and had the jekyll make a series of farewell / retirement runs going from island to island and calling numerous ports and harbors.

Once the final farewell trip was completed jekyll was officially retired and many assumed that it would be sent for scrapping but this was not to be the veteran vessels fate.

Shortly after its retirement trips had wrapped up its owners decided to have the jekyll put up for sale again, this time though it was for sale to anyone interested in preserving the vessel as a museum.

By September of 2011 the jekyll had been up for sale for about 6 months when its owners were approached by a volunteer organization which showed interest in purchasing and restoring the vessel.

A few weeks later a fundraising campaign was launched to buy the vessel and secure its preservation and subsequent restoration and by November of 2011 the volunteers were successful in purchasing the jekyll and immediately moved it to a dockyard where work began to overhaul the jekyll for the 3rd time in its long life.


The overhaul and restoration wouldn't reach its conclusion until may of 2021, the Jekyll's centennial year.

in may of 2021, 10 years after it was saved and 100 years after it was built the MS Jekyll's overhaul and restoration was finally finished with the jekyll being rechristened and relaunched as an operational museum ship. a role it will serve well in for many generations to come.