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RYSCO Delivers First

Of Two Cementing

Vessels To Halliburton

Rockport Yacht & Supply Company, Inc.,

Rockport, Texas, recently delivered the first of two 130-foot cementing vessels to Halli- burton Services.

The Halliburton 224 operates out of Har- vey, La., and incorporates Halliburton's lat- est pumping machinery and five P-tanks in- serted in the main deck. The vessel has an overall length of 130 feet 7 inches, beam of 33 feet, and depth of 7 feet.

Propulsion is provided by two Caterpillar

D-353 diesel engines with continuous output of 415 bhp each, Twin Disc MG521, 4:1 reverse/reduction gears, turning two four- blade propellers on stainless-steel shafts.

The specialized pumping machinery is lo- cated on the main deck forward and in a machinery space below the main deck. The vessel is ABS classed A-l, AMS, Inland and

Coastwise Service.

The Halliburton 225, the second vessel, will join the fleet in October this year.

Rockport Yacht & Supply Co., Inc. and its associate shipyard, RYSCO Shipyard, Inc. of

Blountstown, Fla., are subsidiaries of Luling

Oil & Gas Company of San Antonio, Texas.

The RYSCO shipyards are quality builders of supply boats, utility vessels, and tugs. The

RYSCO group is known internationally for its powerful, seaworthy shrimp and fishing trawlers.

Biggest Maxim Engine

Silencer From Riley-Beaird

For Allis-Chalmers

Maxim silencer weighing 28 tons was shipped by Riley-

Beaird to Allis-Chalmers plant in Milwaukee, for use in testing three A-C/Sulzer diesels being manufactured for American President Lines containership under con- struction at Avondale Shipyards.

The largest Maxim® silencer ever fabri- cated by Riley-Beaird of Shreveport, La., for a reciprocating engine was completed recent- ly and shipped to Allis-Chalmers Corporation in Milwaukee. More than 13 feet in diam- eter and standing more than 40 feet verti- cally when installed, the special unit weighs about 56,000 pounds.

This huge silencer was ordered by Allis-

Chalmers' Marine Diesel Division for use in testbed running of the three A-C/Sulzer, 12 RND 90M, 43,200-bhp diesel engines be- ing built for installation in three American

President Lines containerships under con- struction at Avondale Shipyards near New

Orleans.

Maxim silencers are designed and manu- factured by Riley-Beaird and are a propri- etary product of the company, which is a division of United States Riley Corporation.

EQUITABLE DELIVERS—Equitable Ship- yards, Inc. of New Orleans recently deliv- ered the ferryboat Acadia to the State of

Louisiana, Department of Transportation and

Development, Baton Rouge. Designed by the owner, the new boat is 150 feet long with a beam of 60 feet, depth of 10 feet, and draft of 5 feet. The vessel is classed by the Amer- ican Bureau of Shipping + Al, Ferry Service, + AMS. She also meets U.S. Coast Guard

Rules and Regulations for passenger vessels.

Equitable is a wholly owned subsidiary of

Trinity Industries, Inc. of Dallas.

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Cementing vessel Halliburton 224 was delivered re- cently by Rockport Yacht & Supply Company to Halli- burton Services. The 130-foot vessel is powered by two Caterpillar 415-bhp diesels.