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Fleet Oiler Construction At Penn Ship

Adds To Beginning Of A New Era

Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Com- pany, Chester, Pa., announced that on Saturday, July 12, 1986, the keel was laid for the first of three new

Fleet Oilers (TAO-191, Hull #1) be- ing constructed for the U.S. Navy.

In addition, Penn Ship an- nounced that Monday, June 23, 1986, marked the beginning of fabri- cation for the second of three new

Fleet Oilers (TAO-192, Hull #2) be- ing constructed for the U.S. Navy.

Penn Ship stated that "these events add to the beginning of a new era" at the shipyard and brings with it long-term employment opportu- nities in the Delaware Valley.

Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Com- pany is one of the USA's largest and most versatile shipyards, engaged in the construction, conversion, over- haul, and repair of all types and sizes of naval and commercial ves- sels. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital Marine Corpo- ration.

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Bethlehem's Sabine Yard Busy

With Drill Rig And Ship Dockings

While one mobile offshore drilling unit is drydocked (photo), two oth- ers await their turn at the new

Sabine Yard of Bethlehem Steel

Corporation in Port Arthur, Texas.

The rigs shown are the Comanche (in the dock) and Marlin 4 (left), which were both built by Bethlehem at its nearby Beaumont Yard, and the semisubmersible rig Diamond M

New Era. All three rigs were dry- docked for repairs and inspection.

Since the Sabine Yard began op- erations in August 1985, the facility has serviced a total of six ships and four rigs. The yard's floating dry- dock is one of the nation's largest, and is said to be the only one in the world that can be configured in eith- er a ship or rig mode.

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Shown at the beginning of fabrication for the second of three new Fleet Oilers are, left to right: H. Sasaki, IHI International; J. Loulies, USN; J. Barrios, Penn Ship; J. Wittmeyer, Penn

Ship; Capt. M. Staiger, USN; Comdr. K. Sigman, USN; and R. Stevens, Penn Ship.

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