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Detroit Diesel Publishes

Literature On Range Of

Low Profile Engines

The Detroit Diesel Allison Di- vision of General Motors Corpo- ration, Detroit, Mich., has pub- lished data sheets containing easy-to-read specifications of its marine models of low profile en- gines.

The literature covers the 280- hp, 335-hp, 525-hp, 570-hp, and 675-hp engines. Each data sheet contains a photograph of the par- ticular engine, model numbers available, and schematic drawings illustrating the engine's principal dimensions.

For a free copy of the data sheets of the low profile engine series,

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Twelve Prominent Marine

Industry Executives Are

Elected Members Of ABS

Twelve maritime industry ex- ecutives from six countries were elected members of the American

Bureau of Shipping (ABS) at the semiannual meeting of the inter- national ship classification soci- ety held recently at ABS head- quarters in New York, N.Y. The new members are: Dr. Elcio Costa

Couto, superintendent, SUNAM-

AM — Superintendencia Nacional de Marinha Mercante — Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil; Leonard Erb, president, Ingalls Shipbuilding,

Pascagoula, Miss.; Panagos S.

Fafalios, managing director, Fa- falios Shipping S.A., Piraeus,

Greece; Vice Adm. James S.

Gracey, USCG, Commander-At- lantic area and Third Coast Guard

District, New York, N.Y.; George

J. Hossfeld Jr., president, Jakob- son Shipyard, Inc., Oyster Bay,

N.Y.; K.M. Koo, managing direc- tor, Valles Steamship Company,

Ltd., Hong Kong; V.J. LeBlanc, vice president and group execu- tive, McDermott Incorporated,

New Orleans, La.; Raymond Le- may, president, Canada Steam- ship Lines Inc., Montreal, Quebec,

Canada; Rear Adm. Clyde T. Lusk

Jr., USCG, chief, Office of Mer- chant Marine Safety, Washing- ton, D.C.; Kenneth M. Mole, as- sistant vice president/general manager, ABS Computers, Inc.,

New York, N.Y.; Thomas J.

Rechanti, president, Fruehauf

Corporation, Detroit, Mich.; and

R.YV. Scheffer, group managing director, Smit International, Rot- terdam, Netherlands.

Richard Place Named

General Manager For

Schottel In South America

Richard F. Place has been ap- pointed the general manager of

Schottel-Sudamericana ICSA,

Buenos Aires, Argentina, a sub- sidiary company of the interna- tional Schottel Group.

He succeeds H.P. Frahne, who retired after 18 years of service.

Mr. Place has held positions as a sales engineer for other inter- national organizations and previ- ously was the commercial man- ager at Concast Latinoamerica.

Bulletin Describes Racor's

Line Of Separator Systems

For All Diesel Engines

Racor Industries, Inc., Modesto,

Calif., offers an eight-page bro- chure describing and illustrating its products for use on marine diesel engines. Included are fuel filter/water separators, in-line fuel heater, in-filter fuel heater, water sensor light/alarm kit, and vacuum gauge & vacuum/pres- sure gauge.

Racor fuel filter 'water separa- tor models are available for most marine applications. These mod- els have been tested extensively to meet U.S. Coast Guard require- ments, and are Marine UL Listed by Underwriters Laboratories.

Multiple units with individual filter separator valving permit continuous engine operation, at reduced flow rates, during serv- icing.

For further information and a free copy of the brochure,

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TRY US

ON FOR SIZE

We've added the 185 foot and the 203 foot tug/supply vessels to our line of quality boats.

It's what you've demanded from us and what we can deliver.

At our new seventeen acre shipyard we're building larger vessels for our old friends and some new friends too.

THE 185 FOOT

CHARACTERISTICS

Length overall 185'

Beam 40

Depth 14'

Design water line 10'

HUDSON SHIPBUILDERS INC. 456 River Edge Road (West Yard), P.O. Box Q, Pascagoula MS 39567 601-762-4626 TELEX 589-927 HUDSHIP PASC 40 Write 351 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News