Short 1988 Articles
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on September 1988Munson Manufacturing Inc. of Edmonds, Wash., recently delivered a new 36-foot patrol/ rescue boat, designated the CX50, to the Sheriff's Department of Chautauqua County in western New York. The 17,000-pound boat—light for its size—is equipped with Cummins's latest model 6BTAS.9-M diesels and
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on September 1988Alden Electronics, Inc., Westborough, Mass., recently announced the introduction of the Alden Faxmate ™ Weather Chart Recorder. The Faxmate is one of the lowestcost recorders of its type on the market. According to Armand Bouchard, Faxmate product manager, "Alden is introducing the Faxmate
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on September 1988With contracts totaling more than $2.5 million, Nola Centurion Fabricators, a division of Nola Fleet Management, Inc., recently announced the opening of its Braithwaite, La., fabrication facility. From their 30-acre site at Mile 80.7 on the Mississippi River, Nola Centurion offers services r
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on September 1988The Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) was recently christened at ceremonies at the Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard of the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries. Principal speaker for the ceremony was the Hon. Trent Lott, U.S. Representative from Pascagoula,
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on September 1988The mine-damaged U.S. Navy frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG- 58) was recently loaded onto the heavylift vessel Mighty Servant 2 at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for transport back to the U.S. for repairs. According to Dutch company Wijsmuller Transport, who operates the Mighty Servant 2, th
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on September 1988An expanded line of Jamesbury® vane actuators is now available for economical service for a wide range of automatic on-off valve applications. Addition of the V400 doubleacting model and V100 SR springreturn unit extends the vane's torque output capacity to 500 ft./ lbs. and 95 ft./lbs., res
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on August 1988Stauff Corporation recently announced the availability of their new high-flow, high-pressure, 1/4- turn shut-off valve. The company's new range of direct mount SAE flange valves were developed especially for rigorous applications that require high performance ball valves. Features of Stauff
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on August 1988A newly named docking tugboat, described by its owners as the most powerful such craft in the port of New Orleans, has been commissioned by E.N. Bisso and Son, Inc., tug operators and marine contractors. The M/V J.A. Bisso II, formerly the Evelyn Edwards, has gone into service after minor re
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on August 1988Wallenius Lines, Stockholm, Sweden, recently announced that the 52,000-grt pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) Faust will transfer from the Swedish flag to the U.S. flag later this year. Faust is one of the largest and most modern vessels in the Wallenius fleet. She can carry 6,380 cars or 3,200
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on August 1988GEMS Express Service now offers convenient level switches to fit a 3/4-inch bung fitting on 55-gallon drums. Three versions are available for normal six to eight weeks' delivery. The high- and low-level model features two floats in a single unit for monitoring both high and low levels. Separ
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on August 1988Indal Technologies of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, recently announced that it has received a $10- million contract from Saint John Shipbuilding Limited of Saint John, N.B., to supply Recovery Assist, Securing and Traversing (RAST) systems and support services for the second batch of six new
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on August 1988Castrol Marine of England, specialists in marine lubrication, has published a new four-page color brochure on the Castrol MXD 400 range of oils that the company markets. The brochure presents a brief history of the development of the Castrol 400 range of oils, which followed an exhaustive p
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on August 1988A special close-in navigation and maneuvering course was recently conducted for 15 officers and men of the soon-to-be commissioned USS Tennessee, the first Trident II submarine. The submarine team training is a new course conducted by MarineSafety International at its Newport, R.I., simulato
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on August 1988The Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation recently launched the U.S. Navy guided- missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG-61) at ceremonies at the San Pedro yard. The principal speaker at the event was the Hon. Elton Gallegly, Congressman, 21st District, California. The ship'
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on August 1988Matatec Marine International Ltd., Whitley Bay, U.K., the worldwide representative of the various ship repair yards throughout mainland China, has appointed Marindustry Worldwide, Inc., Mahwah, N.J., as North American representative for China State Shipbuilding Corporation Ship Repair Yards.
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on August 1988A new series of compact safety relief valves for pressures to 200 psi is now available from Circle Seal Controls, Anaheim, Calif. Designated the 500 Series Relief Valves, they provide a cracking pressure accuracy of +/-5 degrees, and an instant reseal at 90 percent of cracking (above 10 psi)
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on August 1988Gotaverken Arendal (GVA) of Gothenburg, Sweden, is constructing a new, powerful 4,850- ton icebreaker for the Swedish Board of Navigation, which will be able to plow through six-foot ice. The new 24,500-hp icebreaker, the Oden II, will be 353-1/2 feet long, with a maximum beam of 96-1/2 feet
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on August 1988A free color brochure highlighting a line of asbestos-free insulation textiles is now available from Hitco® Materials Division. The brochure explains in detail the many insulation textiles the company offers, and their applications. The products detailed include Refrasil®, an asbestos-replace
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on July 1988American Heavy Lift Shipping Company recently announced the election of Vice Adm. Raymond E. Peet, USN (retired), to its board of directors. Highlighting Admiral Peet's active U.S. Navy career were the positions of acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for James Schlesinger (1974) and Deput
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on July 1988Ameron Marine Coatings Division of South Gate, Calif., features a number of high-performance products for marine steelwork protection, including the well-known and highly successful Dimetcote® and Amercoat® systems. The range of products designed to protect steel from the severest conditions i