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on December 1985A more efficient turbocharger, increased horsepower ratings, and traditional dependability mark the General Motors Electro-Motive Division Model "FB" Series diesels. The 645FB is a turbocharged and aftercooled, two-stroke uniflow scavenged, open combustion chamber, poppet valve, 45-degree Vee
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on December 1985This is an excerpt from the second quarterly update to the IMA report on U.S. Navy Ship Procurement. Information is current as of 8 November, except if noted. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS The number of Navy ships under contract continues to decline. Reports indicating significant future shipbuildi
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on December 1985Four new satellite navigation receivers from Magnavox offer both GPS (Global Positioning System) and Transit capabilities in the same unit. Called the MX 1100-GPS series, these navigators combine GPS and Transit satellite data to generate position information. Further, speed and heading sens
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on December 1985Bethlehem Steel Corporation dedicated its new Sabine Yard recently in Port Arthur, Texas. The keynote speaker, Walter F. Williams, Bethlehem's president and chief operating officer, said that despite current depressed conditions in the industry, the new yard is in a good position to be profi
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on December 1985The last few years have witnessed a proliferation of specialized software and hardware packages for shipboard applications. Many of these products take advantage of the new generation of small, relatively low-cost personal computers. To bring our readers up to date on the latest developments
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on December 1985No one questions the fact that the survival of the maritime industry is linked to lower operating costs and improved performance. However, we cannot incorporate fully automated controls to effect "reduced manning" for its own sake without considering how this proposed system effectively addr
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on December 1985New Generation SatCom The first of a new generation of marine satellite communications terminals has been introduced by Magnavox Advanced Products and Systems Company (Torrance, CA). The new Magnavox MX 2400 Integrated SatCom Terminal incorporates virtually every capability of earlier gener
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on December 1985Advanced Computer Technology And Huge Superlifts At Newport News Shipbuilding Had At Launching Saved $42.1 Million At the launching of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, Newport News Shipbuilding president and CEO Edward J. Campbell cited some of the advancements that allowed dramati
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- NOTABLE CONVERSIONS OF 1985 page: 44
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on December 1985review of some of the oceangoing vessels that were converted during the past year for military and commercial applications. ANTARES Avondale Shipyards The USNS Antares, redelivered this year by Avondale Shipyards, Inc., was the first of three Fast Sealift Ships being converted by the Loui
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- OUTSTANDING OCEANGOING SHIPS OF 1985 page: 22
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on December 1985A roundup of some of the most notable vessels delivered by shipyards during 1985—selected for their outstanding design features, fuel efficiency, performance, and service characteristics. AMERICAN OHIO Samsung Shipbuilding Samsung Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Company of South Kore
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on December 1985Skinner Engine Company, Erie, Pa., a subsidiary of Banner Industries Inc., has announced that the first marine steam engines specified for a coal-fired vessel in more than 30 years will soon power a Polish - owned ferry engaged in trans-Baltic service. Delivery of the engine room package is
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on November 1985Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (JRC) of Tokyo, Japan, has introduced two new products, the JLR-4000 GPS Navigator, and the GSC-80 ODARS (On- Board Data Automatic Recording System). The GPS/NAVSTAR (Global Positioning System/NAVigation System with Timing and Ranging) system is a completely new system t
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on November 1985Under severe Arctic operating conditions, a relatively new bearing material has outlasted traditional laminated-phenolic propeller shaft bearings by a ratio of about nine to one. The longer-lasting bearing was made from Thordon XL, an alloy of polymer and synthetic rubber, manufactured by Th
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on November 1985As the competition increases in the marine design field, more and more engineers, naval architects and design firms are turning to microcomputers to develop a marketing edge. Computer-aided calculations are convenient, consistently accurate and fast. The only problem is finding the right sof
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on November 1985As the second largest consumer of energy aboard ships, the power generation equipment has been the object of many studies aimed at obtaining overall higher efficiency and lower electrical power costs. One solution is driving a generator, at constant speed, off the main propulsion engine that
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on November 1985Norcontrol Simulation AS of Horten, Norway, is nearing completion of an engine-room training simulator due for delivery to the Singapore Polytechnic this fall. Norcontrol introduced it's first DieselSim training simulator for diesel engine rooms in 1978. Since then, 18 engine-room training s
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on November 1985—Free Catalog Available MarineSafety International (MSI), located in the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, recently issued a catalog of 1986 simulator training courses for deck and engineering officers. Twenty-one simulatorbased training courses in five categories a
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on November 1985A new mono-hull form having motion characteristics almost equivalent to many semi-submersibles in operational sea states has been developed and marketed by Waller Marine, Inc., a Houston-based marine design and construction organization. The concept, originally conceived and patented by F. Y
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on November 1985At a recent all-day governmentindustry forum sponsored by the Marine Machinery Association (MMA), representatives of 52 companies engaged in a spirited exchange of views and information with U.S. Navy officials. In 12 presentations, both groups presented positions on the theme, "Maintaining
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on November 1985Construction will begin soon on the first of two diesel-powered, twin-screw 10,000-gpm fireboats for the City of Long Beach, Calif. The boats were designed by the Seattlebased naval architecture and marine engineering firm of Nickum & Spaulding Associates. Long Beach has selected Moss Point