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American Ship To Construct 1,000-Foot Self-Unloader

For National Steel Corporation

National Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., has augmented its expansion program with a commitment for a large ore-coal-carrying ves- sel.

The 1,000-foot-long self-unloading Great

Lakes bulk carrier will be built at Lorain,

Ohio, by The American Ship Building Com- pany and will ibe added to the National Steel fleet which is operated by The Hanna Mining

Company, it was announced by George A.

Stinson, chairman of National Steel. "Committing so major and long-term a capi- tal investment as this vessel represents re- flects our urgency about the expansion of

American steel supply," Mr. Stinson said. "At

National Steel, we have tried to make clear in recent months that the market is growing strongly, that we expect to share fully in that growth and that we must have better profits if we are to be able to pay for what we intend to build. "This project is a key part of our two pro- grams for additional production capacity.

Hence, we are committing it now."

The vessel is expected to operate during the 1978 Lakes shipping season. It will transport the bulk of the additional 3.6-million tons of iron ore pellets which will be produced yearly at National Steel Pellet Plant, Keewatin, Minn.

Capacity there will be more than doubled in a program announced recently by National

Steel.

The self-unloading vessel will have a capa- city to transport 59,000 gross tons of iron ore pellets, at maximum summer draft, or 52,000 net tons of coal, at full-load speed of 16 mph.

It will be equipped with a 250-foot unloading boom, operable on either side of the 105-foot beam, at capacities of 10,000 gross tons of pellets or 6,000 net tons 'of coal per hour. It will ibe powered by two 8,000-hp diesel engines driving twin screws. Both propulsion equip- ment and the pilothouse will ibe located aft.

The agreement between National Steel Corp. and The American Ship Building Co. for the construction of the new 1,000-foot self-unload- ing ore- and coal-carrying vessel marks the third ship of this super-size now on order at

American Ship's Lorain, Ohio, yard. A 680- foot self-unloader is also building at the com- pany's Toledo, Ohio, facility.

Announcement of the agreement was made jointly by George A. Stinson, chairman of

National Steel, and George M. Steinbrenner, chairman and chief executive officer, and Jacob

O. Kamm, president, both of American Ship.

Negotiations that resulted in the agreement were completed iby Richard E. Thompson,

Group vice president of National Steel; How- ard F. Andrews, vice president, marine serv- ices, The Hanna Mining Co., which will op- erate the vessel, and Gordon Stafford, execu- tive vice president, The American Ship Build- ing Co.

Fairbanks Morse Engine

Bulletin Available From Colt

A new engine bulletin describing Fairbanks

Morse opposed piston diesel engines for ma- rine propulsion use is available from Colt

Industries' Fairbanks Morse Engine Division, 701 Lawton Avenue, Beloit, Wis. 53511. The 12-page book is in full color and describes the

Fairbanks Morse 38D8-J4 series diesel engines built at the division's Beloit plant. The engine is available in both blower scavenged and turbocharged configurations.

Typical marine applications are shown. A transverse cutaway in full color clearly illus- trates the engine's opposed piston configura- tion with detailed operating and dimensional data. vjmmwmmm^

CREWBOAT TO FERRY: The ferryboat Kingston recently completed trials at Swiftships, Inc.'s yard at Morgan City,

La., before her Caribbean trip to the Island of Jamaica.

Slated for duty in Kingston Harbor, the 150-passenger vessel is a welcome addition to a nation dependent upon water transportation. Swiftships, Inc. also recently de- livered a 65-foot air sea rescue vessel for service in

Kingston Harbor. The M/V Kingston was a conversion job which originally began as a 65-foot crewboat, with the final product being the 150-passenger vessel pictured above. This necessitated completely removing the old cabin and replacing it with the full-length cabin as shown.

In addition to seating below, additional seating is pro- vided topside, providing passengers with a picturesque view of Kingston Harbor.

Atco Marine Corp.

Appoints Russ-Taylor

Atco Marine Corporation, 603 Dean Street,

Brooklyn, N.Y. has announced the appoint- ment of Russ-Taylor Company of New Or- leans, La., as U.S. Gulf Coast representatives.

Atco Marine has an integrated product line for heavy marine new tanker and gas carrier construction, as well as for the offshore drill rig industry, which includes automatic mag- netic pilot hoists, marine sewage disposal sys- tems, Ingersoll-Rand pumps, and fiberglass- covered lifeboats.

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