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New Face And Power For Famous Salvage Tug TWIN-SCREW TUGBOAT CW-11 was recently delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation to the Town of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y. The 40-foot vessel was de-signed by Richard Taubler, naval architect, Brooklyn, N.Y. for dredging operations in harbor, bays, and sounds. Power is provided by two D330T Caterpillar diesels, supplied by H.O. Penn Machinery Company, turning 32-inch by 32-inch three-blade, Federal True-Pitch propellers through 2-inch Armco 17-4 PH boat shafting fitted with Johnson Rubber marine bearings. 20 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Island Tug's new Sudbury will have 10,500 hp installed. Big things are in store for Cana-da's largest salvage tug?the larg-est, as well, in the Pacific. Sudbury II, the central figure in a score of epic salvage rescues, is to undergo a major modernization program which will result in virtually a new tug. The most important phase of the modernization will be an in-crease of installed power to 10,500 hp. The name of the tug will be changed to take the name of Island Tug's first great salvage vessel, Sudbury. The owners, Island Tug & Barge Limited, a member of the GenStar group, have worked closely with Vancouver naval architects Cove Hatfiield & Company in developing the 216-foot tug's new conforma-tion. Plans call for the completion of renovations by the end of the year. Propulsion will be delivered by two 20-cylinder, turbo-charged GM engines driving controllable-pitch propellers 10 feet in diameter. This system is expected to produce a high free-running speed in excess of 18 knots and will generate tow-line pulls of over 75 tons. Towing is the big tug's whole reason for existence. Her new equipment and power will enable her to handle just about anything afloat?from ships in distress to the largest of oceangoing oil-drilling rigs. A 75-ton towing winch is specified for the aft deck. It will carry close to of a mile of 2^4-inch cable. The tug will have a cruising range of more than 10,000 miles without refueling, and she will be equipped to operate in tropical as well as North Pacific waters. Offi-cers' and crews' quarters are com-pletely air conditioned, as is the lounge, bridge, galley and other living and working areas. In keep-ing with the company's approach to accommodation in the past few years, all quarters are attractively designed and furnished. The tug's lounge-mess area, for instance, has a stereo system and television. The galley and mess are designed to operate in cafeteria style. Few oceangoing cooks will ever have better or more complete equipment to work with. Tugboat crews, like armies, perform best on full and satisfied stomachs. On long voy-ages the cook can be almost as im-portant as the captain. The entire superstructure of Sud-bury II will be renovated, altering the appearance of the vessel. Its profile will be lower and more W.R. Grace & Co. Elects H.R. Logan To Board Of Directors Harold R. Logan Stockholders of W. R. Grace & Co., at the company's annual meet-ing in Atlanta, Ga., voted to elect Harold R. Logan, executive vice-president, to the board of directors. Mr. Logan has been an executive vice-president since 1968. He is an alumnus of Oklahoma State Uni-versity and attended Harvard Business Stfiool. He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1947. Prior to joining Grace Line Inc. as a vice-president in 1960, Mr. Logan was budget director in the Department of Defense. He be-came president and chief executive officer of Grace Line in May, 1967 and in 1968 was named chairman of the board of Grace Line. Mr. Logan is also president of Gulf & South American Steamship Co., headquarted in New Orleans, and a director of the Shipowners' Mutual Insurance Company. Burton To Build Oil-Well Supply Boat Burton Shipyard, Inc., Port Ar-thur, Texas, is to build an offshore oil-well supply boat for Caspary-Wendell, Inc., Rockport, Texas. Designated Hull No. 460, the ves-sel will have the following dimen-sions: 165 feet by 38 feet by 13 feet and will be propelled by 1.700-total-bhp diesels. Taylor Joins Todd Houston Division As Sales Representative Arthur G. Taylor Arthur W. Stout Jr., general manager, Todd Shipyards Corpora-tion (Houston Division) announced that Arthur G. Taylor has joined the Todd Houston Division as a sales representative. Mr. Taylor is a graduate of Muhlenberg College. In 1950 he joined the U.S. Coast Guard as a career officer and retired from the Service in January of 1969, after having had duty stations in Bos-ton, District of Columbia, Hono-lulu, Jacksonville, and Houston. His last duty command was as cap-tain of the Port of Houston. While in the latter assignment, he was awarded the Coast Guard Com-mendation Medal for meritorious service connected with the supervi-sion of the fire fighting and rescue involved with the collision and ex-plosion of the Liberian MV Chris-tiane. Mr. Taylor also received the Legion of Merit award from the president of the United States for meritorious conduct in the perfor-mance of outstanding service, for keen foresight and dynamic leader-ship as captain of the Port of Houston. Prior to joining the Todd organ-ization, Mr. Taylor was vice-presi-dent of a Houston stevedoring firm. He is a member of the Propeller Club of the United States and the Port Advisory Safety Committee of Houston. raked; the funnel will be more streamlined. The new wheelhouse, with its wrap-around windows, will permit unobstructed vision in all directions. Navigation and com-munications equipment are of the latest type, including among other things: two radars, very-high-fre-queny and single-side-band radio systems, radio-telephones, loran, depth sounders and radio direction finders. The vessel's control functions will be completely automated. The master will be able to control all the prime functions of the tug from the bridge, as well as from three other command positions located to permit the operation of any kind of towing or salvage maneuver. The engineer will monitor the operation of main engines and auxiliaries from a sound-proofed and air-conditioned remote control booth, giving him a clear view of all machinery spaces. Propeller Club Elects Campbell National V-P Southeast Region Jack W. Campbell At a meeting of the Southeast Region of the Propeller Club of the United States held at Tampa. Fla., May 2, 1969, Jack W. Campbell, president of Mobile Towing Com-pany, Mobile, Ala., was unanimous-ly nominated as national vice-presi-dent for the Southeast Region of the Propeller Club of the United States. Mr. Campbell who is now president of the Propeller Club of Mobile will assume his new office in October, 1969, at the Propeller Club of the United States' National Convention which will be held in Savannah, Ga. The principal speaker at the meeting was the Hon. Thomas E. Stakem, president, The Propeller Club of the United States, and for-mer chairman of Federal Maritime Commission.