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ADVANCED STRUCTURES . . . DOORS 245 McCAUSEY LUMBER MARINE LUMBER 253

ADVANCED STRUCTURES . . . PANELS 246 MacGREGOR-NAVIRE CARGO ACCESS EQUIPMENT 150

AMERICAN MANUFACTURING . ROPE 300 MAN-B&W DIESEL DIESEL ENGINES 280

AMERICAN PIPING PRODUCTS . VALVES 201 MARCO OIL SKIMMERS 350

BMV BERGEN DIESEL DIESEL ENGINES 110 MARINE SAFETY INTERNATIONAL . . . MARINE SIMULATION/TRAINING 186

BAILEY DISTRIBUTORS . AIR CONDITIONING/REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS 106 MARITIME POWER MARINE EQUIPMENT 189

BOSTIK CO ANTI-SEIZE LUBRICATING COMPOUNDS 108 MARKISCHE WERKE DIESEL ACCESSORIES 163

CENTRICO OIL PURIFIER 230 MILLER ELECTRIC WELDING SYSTEMS 223

A.W. CHESTERTON METAL REPAIR SYSTEM 112 L.Q. MOFFITT BEARINGS 197

COMBUSTION ENGINEERING . . . . WASTE HEAT RECOVERY PRODUCTS 206 NATIONAL FISHERMAN EXPOSITIONS/FISH-EXPO TRADE SHOW 226

COMSAT SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 140 NAVAL ELECTRONICS . . . COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 193

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT/GASTECH 86 TRADE SHOW 119 J.D. NEUHAUS AIRHOISTS 207

CRANDALL DRYDOCK CONSULTING SERVICES 142 NEVADA BOLT FASTENERS 252

CRAWFORD FITTINGS/CAJON . PIPE FITTINGS 167 NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING . SHIPBUILDING/REPAIR 250

CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES 320 OCEAN FLEETS SERVICES . . . . OIL TESTING SERVICES 333

DEL GAVIO MARINE HYDRAULICS 155 OMNITHRUSTER THRUSTERS 288

FRED DEVINE DIVING & SALVAGE DIVING/SALVAGE 187 ORIENTAL INDUSTRY SCALE MODELS 259

DREW AMEROID MARINE . . . . CORROSION CONTROL 175 PEARLSON SHIPLIFT SYSTEMS 115

ELDEC ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 152 PRODUCTS RESEARCH & CHEMICALS MARINE COATINGS 257

ENGELHARD CORP ANODES 134 RIVA CALZONI . . WATERJET PROPULSION SYSTEMS 254

ENTERPRISE MARINE SHIPREPAIR 114 ROBINSON INDUSTRIES .... PORTABLE VENTILATION FANS 182

ENVIROVAC E-VAC SEWAGE SYSTEMS 200 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ENERGY . . . . . . . ABRASIVE BLASTING MATERIAL 196

EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING . . . CENTRIFUGES/SEPARATOR/PURIFIER 170 SKF COUPLING DIVISION COUPLINGS/BOLTS 168

R.W. FERNSTRUM GRIDCOOLER 165 S.N. A.M.E./INTERNATIONAL

FINCANTIERI CANTIERI NAVALI ITALIANI .... SHIPBUILDING/REPAIR 275 MARITIME EXPOSITION . . . . TRADE SHOW 126

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CAT TAN/TBN SYSTEM 111 SCHOETTEL WERFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS 160

GAYLORD INDUSTRIES GALLEY EXHAUST HOODS 156 S.P. RADIO . . . COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 271

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GREITZER, INC GALLEY EQUIPMENT 145 SOUTHWEST MARINE SHIPBUILDING REPAIR 237

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HAMBURG MESSE/SMM 86 . . TRADE SHOW 121 SUDOIMPORT SHIPBUILDING 124

HARDWARE SPECIALTY MARINE EQUIPMENT 158 SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL . . . SURVIVAL SUITS 137

HENSCHEL CORP . . SHIPBOARD ANNOUNCING SYSTEM 172 TEXACO MARINE LUBRICANTS/BUNKER FUELS 276

HITACHI ZOSEN ENGINEERING SERVICES 178 TRANSAMERICA DELAVAL/CORPORATE MARINE COMPONENTS

INFRASONIK BOILER CLEANING 107 IN EUROPE 219

INVENTORY LOCATOR SERVICE . . ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SYSTEM 225 IN US 220

JIM'S PUMP PUMP SERVICE/REPAIR 195 TRANSAMERICA DELAVAL/PYRAMID PUMP FOS/LOS PUMPS 177

KEARFOTT MARINE WINDOWS/DOORS 205 TROY CO FASTENERS 285

LISNAVE SHIP REPAIR 305 WASHINGTON CHAIN & SUPPLY . CHAIN 227

The recently delivered Mississippi Belle II is powered by three Cummins KTA19-M diesel engines

Patti Shipyard Delivers Excursion

Vessel 'Mississippi Belle IT

Patti Shipyard, Inc. of Pennsaco- la, Fla., is well known as a builder of towboats, crabbers, tugs, and fishing trawlers. Within the past two years, however, Patti has delivered two 800-passenger excursion vessels to

Roberts River Rides in Dubuque,

Iowa, and two additional passenger vessels are under construction for different owners. The Roberts ves- sels are the Quad City Queen and the recently delivered Mississippi

Belle II.

With a length of 192.5 feet and beam of 45 feet, the Belle II has joined the Quad City Queen (origi- nally delivered as the Mississippi

Belle and later renamed) and a third boat, the Spirit of Dubuque, in daily excursion trips in the Davenport and Dubuque areas. Robert Kehl, a restauranteur/catering service operator, is the owner of all three boats.

Of the Belle's four decks, the first and second are each outfitted with a dance floor, bandstand, and two bars. These two decks combined can seat up to 750 persons for dinner cruises. Five crew cabins each con- taining two bunks, head, and shower are located on the third deck, along with a gift shop and bar. The fourth deck is an open lounging area with 200 chairs. A service elevator oper- ates between the below-deck cooler room and the third deck.

Following construction of the

Quad City Queen, some major changes were made in the design of the Belle II. Among them were an extensive hull redesign for increased speed, incorporating a model bow configuration and tunnels for the vessel's triple screws. Both the Belle and the Queen have cosmetic pad- dlewheels at the stern, but the boats are propeller-driven. The Belle's propellers are driven via Twin Disc

MG518 reduction gears by three

Cummins KTA19-M diesel engines, each rated 500 bhp at 1,800 rpm.

Electrical power is provided by the two 250-kw generators driven by

Cummins NT855 diesels. All the en- gines were supplied by Cummins

Alabama, Inc. of Birmingham. The 64- by 62-inch, four-bladed propel- lers were supplied by Columbian

Bronze Corporation; that company also assisted with the tunnel de- sign.

The Belle II is equipped with

Furuno radar and Raytheon Fa-

MISSISSIPPI BELLE II

Equipment List

Main Engines (3) Cummins

Reduction Gears Twin Disc

Generators (2) Cummins

Propellers Columbia Bronze

Radar Furuno

Fathometer Raytheon

Life jackets Atlantic & Pacific thometer. There are 1,000 Atlantic and Pacific life jackets on board for passengers and the crew of 40. The vessel is capable of speeds up to 12 knots on her day-long, 100-mile cruises between Dubuque and Bet- tendorf, as well as round trips to

McGregor, Iowa.

For full information on Patti

Shipyard's facilities and capabili- ties,

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World International Reports

Sharply Increased Profits

World International (Holdings)

Ltd. of Hong Kong, the principal shipping entity of Sir Y.K. Pao, has announced a dramatic increase in after-tax profits for the fiscal year ended March 31 of HK$320 million (about $41 million). This is a rise of 48 percent over the previous year's profits. 74 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News