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Cairns Named Operations

General Manager For

Cross And Southern Ocean

Ian Cairns has been appointed general manager of operations for

Cross Marine, Inc. and Southern

Ocean Corporation of Belle Chasse,

La. The latter company will own and operate a 500-ton-capacity der- rick barge, the Southern Hercules, now being outfitted by Boland Ma- rine and Manufacturing, Inc. of

New Orleans.

The barge will be used for multi- ple assignments including oilfield construction, maintenance, repair, and salvage. It will also be employed for river and harbor work such as stevedoring and shipyard loadouts.

Where practical, it will operate in conjunction with Cross Marine's self-elevating workboats that can be fitted to accommodate up to 40-per- son work crews.

According to Mr. Cairns, this combination will enable the two companies to offer services usually reserved for large derrick barges but at a substantial reduction in cost.

No Lubrication Required

For Falk 'Torus' Couplings—

Literature Available

The Falk Corporation of Milwau- kee, Wis., reports that its Torus

Type WA couplings with all-steel hubs never need lubrication. And no maintenance except for routine in- spections. The couplings also fea- ture high torsional flexibility and easy installation.

Falk's unique design—utilizing a non-lubricated, soft and resilient element of U-shaped multi-ply ny- lon and rubber—provides the tor- sional flexibility to absorb reason- able amounts of shock loads, vibra- tion, misalignment and end float.

The larger the coupling, the greater the number of plies that are used.

The tough, rubber-nylon element is not affected by dust, dirt or ambient temperatures from —40°F to + 150°F ( —40°C to +66°C).

Hubs are available in a wide choice of popular bores (Vs-inch to 8 inches), or bored for taper bushings.

Long steel hubs are offered for mill motors, other tapered shafts, and for overhung hubs.

Torus couplings are stocked in 15 different sizes to match light to severe duty applications, and are rated for 540 to 141,800 lb./in. torque and .86 to 225.0 hp per 100 rpm. Falk also offers fluid, "Steel- flex" and gear-type couplings.

The Falk Corporation, Milwau- kee-based subsidiary of Sundstrand

Corporation, is a major manufactur- er of industrial power machinery, including gear drives, couplings and backstops.

For further literature containing full information on Falk couplings,

Circle 43 on Reader Service Card

Avenger Class MCM presently under construction to help

U.S. Navy close the minesweeper gap.

Shell America a 300 foot, 5,400-ton oceanographic vessel built for Shell Offshore, Inc., in a record 18 months.

Yard Patrol Boats used in training at the

CI.S. Naval Academy

YTB Harbor Tugs built to meet Navy commitments worldwide.

Raytheon Awarded $4.4-Million Navy Contract

For Radar System

Raytheon Company, Equipment

Division, Wayland, Mass., is being awarded a $4,427,620 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus- award-fee contract for incremental funding for the relocatable over- the-horizon radar system for use.

The work, which will be per-

Artubar Tugs these 150 foot, 7,200 horsepower tugs are designed to connect with 5 deck articulated barges.

Torpedo Weapons Retrievers designed and built by MMC to replace the Navy s aging TWR vessels.

ATFFleet Tugs primarily designed for Navy salvage work.

Circle 192 on Reader Service Card formed in Wayland, is expected to be completed May 20, 1988.

Contract funds would not have expired at the end of the current fis- cal year. There were 20 bids soli- cited for the project and three offers received. As this award provides in- cremental funding under an existing contract, no negotiations were re- quired. The contracting activity is the Space and Naval Warfare Sys- tems Command, Washington, D.C. (N00039-84-C-0049).

Mavy ... or the Shell America, the largest research vessel ever constructed in the United States.

Our computer-aided design capabilities are second to none and our shipyard facilities are the most modern available. It all adds up to a shipbuilder who represents the new wave in medium size ship design and construction. Whatever your needs, at MMC we've got the waterfront covered. /Marinette /Vlarine

Marinette, Wisconsin 54143 (715) 735-9341

TWX 910-270-1388

From wooden minesweepersa iron men and high technology we've got the waterfront covered.

With over forty years of ship- building experience, Marinette

Marine is an established leader in producing quality vessels constructed of wood, steel, aluminum or fiberglass. Our workers are rightly judged to be the best in the world, whether it's building Avenger- class wooden mine counter- measure vessels for the U.S.

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