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Atlantic Dry Dock's 16,000-ton floating drydock.

Floating Drydock Capabilities

Lifting capacity 16,000 L.T.

Length, (over outriggers) 608 ft. (185.3 m)

Length of pontoon

Length of keel line blocking

Width, (o.a.)

Clear width between fenders

Maximum draft over keel block

Crane capacity 552 ft. (168.2 m) 540 ft. (164.5 m) 124 ft. (37.7 m) 93 ft. (28.3 m) 30 ft. (9.1 m) 1ST industrial work totals more than 1.2 million manhours, which is representative of 1,800 jobs.

Atlantic Dry Dock in Jacksonville, Fla. situated on 81 acres along the St. John's

River and Intra- coastal waterway, now houses a 16,000- ton floating drydock, as well as a pair of two marine railways with a lifting capacity of up to 4,000 tons.

Named Sustain, the floating drydock was awarded to Atlantic per the U.S. Navy through a five-year contract. The addition of Sustain has allowed the company, which is a subsidiary of Atlantic

Marine Holding Co., to repair commercial and Navy ships measuring up to 620 ft. (188.9 m) since this past

May. Norfolk, Va.-based Colonna's Shipyard has been filling its facilities consisting of two floating dry- docks and four railways on a consistent basis through- out the first half of 2000. Going beyond shipyard avail- abilities, the yard's recent projects encompass major conversions of two cable-laying vessels and the fabri- cation/installation of a mid-body insert to a commer- cial fishing vessel. Other undertakings include signifi- cant repairs to several dredges, research vessels and ferries. Presently, Colonna's is completing the conversion and activation of Seaforce

Marine's Tug Norfolk.

Subsequent to an intensive five-month conver- sion project at Portland, Ore.-based Cascade

General, the shipyard delivered the luxury riverboat Columbia Queen to the Delta Queen

Steamboat Co. on May 24. Only three days later, the 218 ft. (66.4 m) riverboat commenced its maiden voyage up the Columbia through the

Snake River canyon to Lewiston, Idaho.

The vessel's conversion project began when it

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Columbia Queen was intended for use as a casino boat when initially outfitted with a pair of 700-hp

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