On Friday, June 26, 2020, Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) launched the 320’x70’x21’6″ Sandy Ground (Hull 220), the second of three new Staten Island “Ollis Class” ferries for the City of New York Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Staten Island Ferry Division. The launch took place at Eastern’s Allanton facility in Panama City, Fla.
The three Ollis Class double-ended 4,500 passenger ferries are from a design provided by Elliot Bay Design Group, with each ferry featuring four Tier 4 ABS E...