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Farrell Lines, which pioneered the route from New York to South

Africa more than 45 years ago, also services trade routes between the

United States and South, East and

West Africa. The sisterships of the Austral Envoy will also enter this service.

With a service speed of 22 knots, the new Farrell ships will have capacity for 870 twenty-foot con- tainers as well as space for heavy- lift, unitized, refrigerated and bulk liquid cargoes. Each ship will have a 90-foot beam, a full load draft of 33 feet, and a displacement of 30,000 tons. The ships will each be manned by a crew of 39. This class of ships was designed by

George G. Sharp, Inc., New York naval architects and marine engi- neers.

Each ship will be equipped with a 70-ton conventional boom aft and a 30-ton Thomson crane forward.

Both types of crane will have an outreach of 20 feet from the maxi- mum beam of the ship.

Insulated containers will use a unique central cooling system in refrigerated cells below deck and liquid nitrogen ashore. This system will keep the cargo cold all the way to the receiver's door.

In addition to these four con- tainerships, Litton Ship Systems is producing for the U.S. Navy five 820-foot multi-purpose amphibious assault ships (LHA) and a fleet of 30 Spruance Class DD-963 destroy- ers. These latter ships will be powered by four marine gas tur- bines, which will provide the de- stroyers a speed in excess of 30 knots.

Lake Shore To Build

Plastic Lifeboats

Lake Shore, Inc., Iron Moun- tain/Kingsford, Mich., a leading supplier of deck machinery for na- val and commercial ship construc- tion, has now entered the fiber- glass-reinforced plastic lifeboat field. Lake Shore will now offer a complete line of davits, winches and lifeboats for commercial ves- sels.

Carmen Guide, Lake Shore's vice president, marine, announced the firm's entry into the commer- cial davit and fiberglass boat manu- facturing field upon completion of negotiations with officials of Lane

Marine Technology, Inc., the suc- cessor to the Welin Davit and

Boat Division. Lake Shore has purchased the Welin Davit and

Boat Division of Lane Marine

Technology, as well as the fiber- glass-reinforced plastic lifeboat manufacturing business of Lane.

All davits and winches will be produced at Lake Shore's Kings- ford plant. Since the manufacture of the plastic lifeboats requires special techniques and craftsman- ship, the production of the fiber- glass-reinforced plastic lifeboats will continue at the present plant site in Brooklyn, N.Y. Lake Shore will also offer field service, spare parts and related accessories for all Welin equipment now in serv- ice.

Lane Marine Technology, Inc., will continue the manufacture and repair of steel and aluminum life- boats, in addition to retaining all other facets of their diversified op- eration.

Commenting on this latest ex- pansion by Lake Shore, executive vice president J.T. Malsack said: "Shipbuilders, shipowners, naval architects, and ship operators have long looked to Lake Shore as a leading supplier of deck machin- ery. We are now pleased that we have the opportunity to expand our service to the marine indus- try by making available from one source an even more complete line of equipment."

Mississippi Marine

Building Two Towboats

Two 3,200-horsepower towboats, each measuring 136 feet by 38 feet by 10 feet 6 inches, are being con- structed by the Mississippi Marine

Corp., Greenville, Miss.

One of the vessels will be sold under contract to Cox Towing Corp. of Greenville, while the other tow- boat is being built as a stock vessel.

Essomarine® fuels the Jet Set.

The only commercial ships with aircraft-type gas turbines — the Euroliner, her three sister ships and the Adm. Wm. M. Callaghan — are or will be bunkered exclusively with Essomarine fuels.

Our unique position in this field is no accident. As leaders in meeting new requirements since sail gave way to steam, owners naturally turn to us. And very often their ladies of the sea go steady with Essomarine.

Want to talk about gas turbine fuel... its quality, its availability, its cost? Call on Essomarine. We're the experts. FUELS AND LUBRICANTS

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