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Halter Marine Fabricators, Inc.

Delivers New North Sea Boat

The Jean LaFitte, a new 194-foot offshore tow- ing, anchor-handling, and supply ship, left recent- ly for the North Sea for service offshore in that growing oil and gas province.

The ship was built by Halter Marine Fabri- cators, Inc., Moss Point, Miss., large ship divi- sion of Halter Marine Services, Inc., New Or- leans. Its owner/operator is Euro-Pirates Inter- national, Inc., New Orleans.

The Jean LaFitte is one of a series of vessels being built for Euro-Pirates International by

Halter Marine Services for operation in foreign offshore fields and is part of a more-than-$60- million backlog of contracts held by Halter for vessels under construction for the oil and gas industry offshore. In 1972, Halter Marine Serv- ices delivered, or had under construction, 96 vessels for the marine industry worldwide, with four shipyards in full production. The shipbuild- ing company is one of the largest in the world, producing offshore, inland river, general marine, and specialized vessels for a great diversity of operations.

The Jean LaFitte's primary propulsion power is provided by two MWM-16 cylinder diesel en- gines rated at 2,400 metric brake horsepower at 900 revolutions per minute each. The vessel has a free-running speed of 12 knots. Overall di- mensions are 194 feet by 40 feet by 17 feet, and her design permits optimum performance in any sea condition, exceptional seakeeping abilities, and extremely good maneuverability. The ship is built to ABS A-l Maltese Cross, Full Ocean (E), has an ABS certificate for Class "C" Ice Strength, and is USCG certificated.

The ship is fitted with a bulk mud system of four 700-cubic-foot vertical tanks, a Smatco Mod- el 66-DAW-200 diesel-driven towing winch, Mur- ray & Tregurtha Model BT-30 300-horsepower bowthruster, two 150-kw generators, and Halter

Marine-designed stern roller for handling an- chors.

The Jean LaFitte has a free-running speed of 12 knots and her design permits optimum performance in any sea condition.

An electro-hydraulic steering system is used for fore and aft operation, with stations located in the pilothouse and aft of the pilothouse over- looking the stern and cargo deck. Steering, an- chor handling, towing, bulk system, and deck machinery controls are located at the aft station.

The ship is equipped with a complete engine alarm system permitting monitoring of all engines while in operation from the pilothouse and the engine room.

The Jean LaFitte is completely air-conditioned and heated and has accommodations for 19. The mess area and galley are equipped with a walk-in cooler and freezer.

The electronics on the vessel include three ra- dios (two are single sideband), two Raytheon 48-mile-range radar sets, a Tracor Omega navi- gation and Tracor recorder direction finder, a

Raytheon DE-731 digital depth recorder, and an

Anschutz gyrocompass/auto pilot.

Sumitomo Shipbuilding On

Belgian Stock Exchange

According to company officials, the Sumi- tomo Shipbuilding and Machinery Co., Ltd. of

Japan has introduced its activities on the Bel- gian Stock Exchange.

A signatorial ceremony was attended by the

Japanese ambassador to Belgium, Nobuhiko

Iwasaki, the president of the Sumimoto Co., and Louis Camu, the president of the Bank of

Brussels' administrative council.

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