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rhe I U.K.-Built Ship Has Special MacGregor Doors And Hatches MACHINE AND SUPPLY CO. ^UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE 'SINCE 1887..THE FINEST REPAIRS IN LESS TIME 3 Floating Dry Docks ? Capacity to 5,560 Tons Diesel Lighter ? Capacity 50 Tons Complete Machine, Electrical, Carpenter, Boiler, Shipfitting and Hull Departments Fast 24 Hour Service Voyage Repairs a Specialty Less Than 3 Miles From Seven Major Oil Terminals Steel Fabrication ? Rudders and Stern Frames T*etitfv Antdoi/ nnv nnrv rnuntuv v/ DRY DOCK COMPANY OF COMMERCE ST. PERTH AMBOY, N. J. Night or Day Telephone: 201-826-5000 Founded 1887 Adjustable side doors as ramps for fork-lift trucks. The first U.K.-built vessel to be fitted with MacGregor/Lund, Mohr side doors has entered service for the London and Rochester Trading Co. Named Dangeld, the 932-dwt part-refriger-ated/general-cargo vessel is expected to sub-stantially reduce cargo handling times by using both side and over-the-top loading and dis-charging methods. The ship's two side doors, both fitted on the port side as the ship will always berth this side to the quay, have been designed to suit various tide and quay levels at Whitstable on the River Thames Estuary and at Esbjerg in Denmark. An advantage of this type of side door is its dual-purpose characteristic which enables the door, when open, to be used as a shore-to-ship ramp. Both doors are combined with side hatches on the weather deck to provide suffi-cient height in the 'tweendeck when handling cargo at low tide, i.e. when quay level is rela-tively near the top of the side-door opening. The hatches are the same width as the side doors, 11 feet, and extend inboard for 10 feet 3 inches. Opening and positioning of the side doors and associated hatches can be completed in minutes. The hydraulic controls are located on the coaming of each hatch. Each side-door panel is operated by wires in conjunction with two hydraulic jigger units which are situated close to the hull in the 'tweendeck. The doors are secured by manually operated heavy duty toggle-type cleats and the covers by quick-acting type cleats. In addition to the extensive facilities for side loading, the 247-foot Dangeld has hatches in the weather and lower decks for the lift-on/ lift-off handling of cargo. The aft hold and 'tweendeck are insulated. The hatches to these spaces are closed by insulated folding covers incorporating MacGregor "Cog-Mechanism" drive which comprises meshing articulated quadrants opposing each other on each cover. These are actuated by hydraulic cylinders fit-ted within the cover structure. This type of actuation system is especially suitable for in-sulated covers. Both hatches to the refrigerated spaces are located off the centerline to the port side. The weather deck hatch, which measures 22 feet by 12 feet 11 inches, is flush to enable six 20-foot I.S.O. containers to be stowed on this deck. The second deck hatch measures 23 feet 2 inches by 12 feet 6 inches. Further access to the refrigerated spaces is provided by plug-type insulated doors in the transverse bulkhead adjacent to the forward hold and 'tweendeck. The forward hold for general cargo is closed by a 22 foot 9 inch by 12 foot hydraulic flush folding hatch cover of the "Cog-Mechanism" type, while the 22 foot by 13 foot 6 inch hatch on the weather deck is situated on a coaming and is fitted with single-pull wire-operated covers. The MacGregor U.K. also furnished and in-stalled all of the hydraulic piping, a twin power pack, control valves, etc. for the side doors/ hatches, aft weather-deck hatch and the two second-deck hatches. RED FOX WINCHES ARE IN SERVICE ALL OVER THE WORLD Red Fox towing, anchor handling and mooring winches are no strangers to Brazil, the North Sea, Australia, Hawaii, the Gulf Coast and Nigeria. Two 300,000 single line pull water-fall type double drum winches on board the 192 feet M/V Hippo and M/V Rhino built for Penrod DrillingCo. by Livingston Shipyards are headed for Brazil and the North Sea with long tows (see illustration above). No matter where your operations take you, you'll see Red Fox winches hard at work. Call, write or wire for all the facts. . _ The W^redFqx^ MACHINE AND SUPPLY CO. P.O. DRAWER 640 NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA, USA 70560 PH. AC 318 369-6361 OCEANIC'S 300?500W PORTABLE CARGO LIGHT LISTED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. LOOK FOR THE LABEL Oceanic products are manufactured to meet the require-ments of U.S.C.G. Electrical Engineer-ing Regulations. ?Cat. No. 1532 Complete with 3-cond. heavy Oil resistant. Plugs extra (see ? Rugged Construction ? Light Weight ? Safe ? EZC Yellow Cable ? Efficient Design ? Reflector and Guard Assembly Easily Replaced ? Simple to Adapt Standard 2 Wire Systems to 3 Wire Grounded. For vessels built prior to 1952, our "Universal Ground Adapter Plate" can be purchased (25« each) and simply attached to 2-wire receptacle interior (they fit all types) and your recept-acle becomes 2-wire 3-pole grounded and will accommodate either a standard 2-wire or 3-wire watertight marine plug. WRITE FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUE ? All prices Net, less plugs. ? F.O.B. N.Y.C. ? Plugs available at addi-tional cost, specify type desired. ? Prices subject to change without notice. OCEANIC ELECTRICAL MFG. CO., INC. Sole Manufacturers of Oceanic Electric Products 157-159 PERRY ST., NEW YORK, N.Y. 10014 ? WA 9-3321 September 1, 1969 33