1983 Articles
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on December 15, 1983The Oliver Hazard Perry Class (FFG-7) frigate program reached a milestone recently with the delivery of the USS De Wert (FFG-45) at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. She is the 36th ship of the currently approved program of 54 FFGs. Of this total, 50 are for the U.S. Navy and four are for the R
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on December 15, 1983A BMC-300 design jackup rig ordered by West African Drilling Investment was launched recently at the Singapore yard of Promet Private Limited. When delivered in early 1984 the $50-million rig Nengue Sika ("silver island" in Gahonese) will be drilling for Elf Gabon off the coast of Gabon. Th
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on December 15, 1983Wesmar's 500SS side scan sonar has proven to be a valuable tool for locating submerged objects. The lightweight side scan tow fish (13 pounds) and chart recorder are an economical and valuable tool for shallow-water salvage, survey, and diving operations. Two sonar transducers sweep the sea
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on December 15, 1983Navy contract options for almost $200 million have been exercised for the conversion of the last four of eight high-speed containerships into roll-on/roll-ofF units. They will be used by the Military Sealift Command to provide support to rapid deployment forces around the world. The four sh
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on December 15, 1983The Water Technologies Division of Aqua-Chem, Inc. recently introduced a new line of marine plate-type, seawater desalting evaporators, designated type "SP". The standard unit, using low-temperature waste heat, is capable of producing 10,000 to 15,000 gallons of fresh water per day; other si
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on December 15, 1983Stanley Clark, president of Raytheon Marine Company and Sorensen Company, Manchester, N.H., has announced that Malcolm R. Malcomson has been appointed manager of manufacturing operations of these two Raytheon companies. He will report directly to Mr. Clark. Mr. Malcomson will be responsible
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on December 15, 1983The 91st Annual Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, held on November 9-12 at the New York Hilton Hotel, again drew a large attendance at the banquet, technical sessions, and at the expanded Second International Maritime Exposition, which this year saw 139 compan
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on December 15, 1983The four refrigerated cargo ships ordered from the Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff by British reefer specialist Blue Star Line are to be fitted with MacGregor-Navire (MGN) cargo access equipment. Confirmation that the Northern Irish yard had, as long expected, secured the Blue Star order ca
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on December 15, 1983The appointment of Christopher J. Jacobs, assuming the dual roles of vice president, marketing, and director of international operations, has been announced by Contromatics' president John P. Kempton. In this new management position, Mr. Jacobs is responsible for marketing matters and the d
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on December 15, 1983An aid in determining possible fuel cost savings derived from burner upgrading is now available from Howe-Baker Engineers, Inc. The data sheet, consisting of four different graphs depicting natural gas, propane, No. 2 (diesel) oil, and No. 6 oil, is a valuable guide for virtually every opera
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on December 15, 1983A large turnout of members and guests attended the recent second meeting of the 1983-84 season of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Guest speaker was David B. Sucharski of ARCO Oil and Gas Company in Dallas. His presentation, which
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on December 15, 1983International Maritime Associates (IMA), a Washington, D.C.- based management consulting firm, has published an extensive report entitled "U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Program: Market Opportunities and Contracting Requirements." IMA's objective has been to produce a tightly written, practical, th
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on December 15, 1983Texas Instruments has developed a platinum-clad niobium material that has been demonstrated to provide excellent protection for steel structures exposed to corrosive conditions such as underwater (both sea and fresh water) or underground environments. The material works in an impressed curr
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on December 15, 1983The Blackburn Cove was delivered recently to J. Tenwick & Co. Pty., Ltd., of Balmain East, NSW, by Carrington Slipways' Tomago, Newcastle, NSW (Australia) yard. The tug is fitted with a Niigata developed Z-Peller propulsion system. The Niigata Z-Peller drive consists basically of an engine,
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on December 15, 1983Raytheon Marine Company has appointed John Scott marketing sales manager of its marine electronics for pleasure, fishing, and light commercial craft in Europe. Products include radars, lorans, radiotelephones, depth indicators and recorders, color fish-finders, satellite navigators, sonars a
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on December 15, 1983A major modernization and expansion of ship repair facilities at the Newfoundland Dockyard in St. John's was officially opened recently by Premier Brian Peckford. Begun in late 1981, the project was completed slightly ahead of schedule. The upgraded facilities will enable the yard, which is
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on December 15, 1983McDermott Shipyards has been awarded a contract by Matson Navigation Company of San Francisco to build a unique, 350-foot self-unloading container/tank barge. It will be used for Matson's inter-island cargo services in the Hawaiian Islands, and will be named Haleakala for the famous mountai
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on December 15, 1983Western Marine Electronics (WESMAR) of Seattle recently presented the company's first SC44 stability computer and printer to the 860-foot containership President Lincoln. The presentation was in acknowledgement of American President Lines' cooperation in testing the new device. The small comp
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on December 15, 1983Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd. in Korea recently delivered a second semi-submersible drilling rig to Santa Fe Drilling Company of Orange, Calif. Both rigs constructed for Santa Fe Drilling, a subsidiary of Santa Fe International Corporation, are self-propelled, Friede and Goldman
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on December 15, 1983Philadelphia Gear Corporation, King of Prussia, Pa., recently concluded a licensing agreement with Ishikawajima Ship and Chemical Plant Company, Ltd. (ISC), a subsidiary of IHI, Tokyo. This agreement, reversing the normal flow of technology out of the U.S., affords Philadelphia Gear the opport