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Canada's Versatile Pacific

To Drydock 17 Polish

Fishing Vessels In 1988

Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc. (VPSI) of Vancouver, one of Cana- da's leading ship repairers, will un- dertake the drydocking of a series of 17 Polish fishing vessels in 1988, it was recently announced.

This commitment follows a visit to Swinoujscie and Szczecin in

March by Quintin Watts, VPSI's vice president, marketing, accompa- nied by Wayne Fallis, president, and Carl Jacobsen, vice president of Maritime Agencies, who repre- sent the interests of the Polish fish- ing companies in Vancouver.

In addition to work performed by

VPSI, contracts for victualling, spares and other repairs to the Pol- ish Factory Trawlers supports local industry in the Vancouver region in the amount of Can$30 million per year (about US$25 million), thus employing and creating work for a substantial supplementary work force in the area.

For free literature giving full de- tails on the facilities and capabili- ties of Versatile Pacific Shipyards,

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Aeroquip FC300 AQP Hose

Receives Navy Approval

Aeroquip FC300 AQP® hose has received the U.S. Navy's approval for shipboard systems applications in sizes -04 through 032 (NavSea letter 56Y23/650).

Offering an operating tempera- ture range from -55 degrees F to + 300 degrees F, Aeroquip FC300

AQP hose, constructed with Aero- quip's patented AQP elastomer, provides resistance to high ambient and fluid temperatures plus su- perior abrasion and chemical resist- ance.

Aeroquip FC300 AQP hose is de- signed for use with standard reus- able fittings and is available in sizes -04 (1/4-inch) through -40 (2-1/2 inches).

Aeroquip FC300 AQP hose is one of the company's entire families of

AQP hose styles that are compatible with virtually every type of hydrau- lic fluid, lubricating oil and fuel at both high and low temperature ex- tremes.

Complete information on Aero- quip AQP hose styles can be found in Aeroquip Bulletin 5978A. For a free copy,

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SPD Technologies Awarded

Canadian Navy Contract —Brochure Available

SPD Technologies has been awarded a $670,000 contract to pro- duce a special-design battery moni- toring system for Canada's Depart- ment of National Defense.

In addition to the design and manufacturing effort, the contract includes necessary technical data, spare parts, and support engineer- ing services.

SPD's new BMS-100 all-cell bat- tery monitoring system will be in- stalled in the Canadian Navy's Obe- ron-class diesel submarines.

It features 448 probes and a spe- cially designed computer to receive and display data on the operating status of all battery cells on the sub- marine.

The system, which is scheduled for delivery to the Canadian Navy in

March 1989, will be produced at

SPD's manufacturing plant in Phil- adelphia.

IRI GROUP

The BMS-100 is an advanced model of SPD's NS9055 battery monitoring system, which has been proven in submarine applications over the past three years. It is designed in modules for flexibility to adapt to specific battery system requirements.

According to the manufacturer, the BMS-100 system offers a combi- nation of functional and cost effi- ciency never before available in

MIL-SPEC battery monitoring sys- tems for submarines, where precise measurements of power status is critical.

Key aspects of the advanced sys- tem are a new digital battery cell probe with additional hardware and associated proprietary software packages which provide a new stan- dard in data acquisition, prediction, reliability and ease of operation.

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Head Office

Trieste/Italy via Genova 1 tel. (0) 40 7391 fax (0)40 60233 tlx 461136 FINCTS I

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Trieste/Italy Corso Cavour 1 tel. (0) 40 7391 fax (0) 40 68933 tlx 460041 FINCME I

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Genova/Italy via Cipro 11 tel (0) 10 59951 fax (0) 10 5995379 tlx 270168 FINCGE I

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