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Outstanding Oceangoing

Vessels of 1985 (continued) single cabins with private showers and toilets for a normal complement of 20, plus some spare cabins, as well as a spacious reception room with bar.

Classed by Lloyd's Register of

Orange Blossom built by Trosvik

PIONEERING MARINE PRODUCTS

FOR OVER 45 YEA

HOSE MCCANIM TELEPHONE CO., INC.

Pioneers and originators of marine sound powered telephones over forty-five years ago,

Hose-McCann is regarded today as the finest name in I.C. Equipment, offering a wide variety of marine products, some of which are listed below.

Every Hose-McCann product is precision engineered and manufactured to provide many years of dependable, trouble-free operation. The name Hose-McCann as always, stands for reliability, integrity and the highest standard of quality.

STEERING

STANDS

ROTATING BEACON-WT

SOUND POWERED TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

WATCH CALL SYSTEMS AND

ASSOCIATED ROOM UNITS

FIRE AND GENERAL

ALARM PANELS

MARINE AUTOMATIC

DIAL SWITCHBOARDS ; TELEPHONE INSTRUMENTS

RUDDER ANGLE

INDICATOR SYSTEMS

OTHER HOSE-McCANN PRODUCTS: • Navy and Commercial Sound Powered Telephone Systems and Accessories • Navigation Light Panels • Engineers' Signal and Alarm Panels • Annunciator and Control Panels • Power Failure Alarm Panels • Bells and Contact Makers • Automation Equipment • Dumbwaiter Communication Systems

For further information and specifications on any of the above products, write to:

HOSE McCAIMN

TELEPHONE CO., INC. 9 SMITH STREET ENGLEWOOD NEW JERSEY 07631

PHONE 201-567-2030

CABLE ADDRESS: H0SETELC0 TELEX NO. 642837

ORIGINATORS AND PIONEERS OF SOUND POWERED TELEPHONES FOR MARINE USE

Write for Complete Catalog D-661-MR

Circle 135 on Reader Service Card 40

Shipping, the Orange Blossom is fit- ted with comprehensive navigation equipment, automation systems, and remote controls.

PAUL BUCK

Tampa Shipyards

The 30,000-dwt motor vessel Paul

Buck, first of five sophisticated T-5 product carriers designed and con- structed by Tampa Shipyards Inc. in Florida, has been delivered to

Ocean Carriers, Inc. of Houston.

The new ship is now being operated by the owner's subsidiary, Ocean

Product Tankers, Inc., under a charter to the Navy's Military Sea- lift Command.

The tanker has an overall length of 615 feet, beam of 90 feet, depth of 53 feet 8 inches, and design draft of 34 feet. She is powered by a slow- speed Sulzer 5RTA76 fuel-efficient diesel engine, which also drives an attached shaft generator to provide electric power while the ship is un- derway. The combination of these two characteristics provides the owner with excellent operating economy.

The propulsion plant is designed for unmanned operation, and is classed +AMS by the American

Bureau of Shipping. The engine is direct drive via a solid shaft to a fixed 4-bladed, nickel-aluminum- bronze propeller manufactured by

Ferguson. The Sulzer 5RTA76, with a maximum continuous rating of 18,400 bhp at 98 rpm, has been de- rated to prolong its service life, and is especially adapted to drive a shaft generator through a speed-increas- ing gearbox.

The Paul Buck is designed to deliver 30,000 long tons of petro- leum products worldwide, and is ice- strengthened for Arctic or Antarctic operations. Cargo is carried in seven pairs of tanks, each pair being segre- gated from any other pair to allow seven different liquid cargoes to be carried. Each tank is fitted with a stainless steel, high-pressure hy- draulic cargo pump supplied by Fra- mo. The pumps are sized to dis- charge the entire cargo within 16 hours, and in service have achieved this easily. All cargo tanks are fully inerted by an inert gas generator.

This inert gas system is designed to supply two pairs of tanks through dedicated systems to guard against cargo contamination; the remaining five pairs are served by a common system. Cargo piping and inert gas piping are constructed entirely of stainless steel. Facilities for under- way replenishment at sea are pro- vided from two stations; refueling at sea capability over the stern is also incorporated.

The unique construction of the cargo tanks developed by Tampa

Shipyards has substantially reduced surface area compared with conven- tional construction. This results in significant cost reduction in epoxy coating maintenance inside the car- go tanks.

Water ballast is carried in double bottom and wing tanks, totally seg- regated from the cargo, and is ar- ranged to qualify for "Protectively

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