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3 floating dry docks ? to 18,000 tons We repair ships the same way we build them.,.precisely LSCC has built many military vessels including amphibious assault ships and destroyer-escort types, requiring facilities and capabilities for sophisticated and precision construction. Many of these same facilities are used in our Ship Repair Division, which can handle anything from wood hulls to hydrofoils. LSCC combines tradition and technology to provide you with the finest repairs in the least time at a most reasonable cost?"right now" when you need it. We give 'round-the-clock service if required, so when you need ship repairs, call us. LOCKHEED SHIPBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 2929 16th AVE. S.W., SEATTLE, WASH. 98134 PHONE 206-623-2072 . CABLE LOCKSHIP NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: James R. Porter 17 Battery Place, New York, N Y. 10004 ? Phone 212-943-8795 Containership Bids Requested By Matson Matson Navigation Company has requested construction bids for two containerships for its non-subsid-ized trans-Pacific service. Bids for the 23-knot ships are scheduled to be opened July 11. Each ship will be capable of carrying more than a thousand 24-foot containers. In September, 1967, Matson ap-plied to the Maritime Subsidy Board for construction subsidy for the two ships. However, the Board has not taken any action on the re-quest so Matson has decided to proceed on its own. Bermuda Firm Orders Three Containerships From Two Dutch Yards The firm H. C. Isbrandtsen, Ber-muda, has ordered three full con-tainerships for 400 containers each from the Dutch shipyards N.V. Scheepswerf "De Hoop", Lobith, and Van der Giessen-de Noord N.V., Krimpen aan den IJssel. Two of these vessels will be built by Van der Giessen-de Noord and one by Scheepswerf "De Hoop." The ships will have a deadweight of 8,000 tons and they will have M.A.N, engines of 17,500 hp, giv-ing the ships a speed of 22 knots. They will be commissioned in the first half of 1971. The total value of this order amounts to about $19.2-million. Mangone To Build Offshore Supply Boat Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., Houston, Texas, has ordered an offshore, oil-well supply boat from the Mangone Shipbuilding Co., also of Houston. The vessel, to be equipped with 600-total-bhp diesels, will have a length of 156 feet 6 inches, a beam of 36 feet, and a depth of 15 feet. Designated Hull No. 94, it will be of 300 gt and 600 dwt. Goudy & Stevens Is Low Bidder For Seiner With a price of $405,480, Goudy & Stevens, East Boothbay, Maine, is apparent low bidder for a 70-foot lj^-inch steel seiner to be con-structed for Sardine Carriers, Inc. Bids for the vessel, which will be financed by the Government up to as much as 50 percent, were re-ceived recently by the Maritime Ad-ministration and are based on a de-livery time of 330 calendar days. Solid bronze, solid engineering solid quality... The revolutionary new "CL" deck cover from MMC. Now, you don't have to drill 10 holes in a deck and worry about corroded bolts, broken studs, costly repair and maintenance. Performance-tested "CL" deck covers fit standard 12%", 14", 16", 18" diameter deck openings and will accommodate deck thicknesses of ± Vi". Made of high tensile bronze, "CL" deck covers weigh no more than drilled plates. Most important, they can be opened or closed in seconds ? thanks to a unique helical cam action. Save time. Save money ? by incorporating the best. In every field there's a leader. In quality deck covers, it's MMC. Represented By: g AA AA ^ L.O. Arringdale & Co. Inc. VFLVVL M 95 River Street Hoboken. N.J. For more information, write to MARINE MOISTURE CONTROL Co.. Inc. 449 SHERIDAN BOULEVARD, INWOOD, NEW YORK 11696 (212) 327-3430 CABLE ADDRESS: MAMCAF INWOODNASSAUCONY TELEX: 12-6577 MAMCAF MARITIME REPORTER ENGINEERING NEWS' 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 MUrray Hill 9-3266, 3267, 3268, 3269 ESTABLISHED 1939 No. 13 Volume 31 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1st and 15th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc., with executive, advertising and editorial offices at 107 East 31st Street, New York, N. Y. 10016; publishing office at 41 First Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Controlled Circulation postcge paid ®t Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Member BRA Business Publications, Audit of Circulation, ln& 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News