1988 Articles
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on September 1988Tidewater Inc.'s marine division, Tidewater Marine Service, has completed an agreement to purchase three utility vessels from Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard, Inc. of Lockport, La., and two of its affiliated companies. The three 800-horsepower, 105- foot utility vessels built in 1980 were
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on September 1988Seaward International, Inc., Clearbrook, Va., recently announced that it has completed the manufacture, testing and delivery of thirty-four 7-foot-diameter by 14-foot-long Sea Guard® marine fenders for installation at the U.S. Naval Station in Mayport, Fla. In 1982, Seaward supplied the base w
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on September 1988Enserch Corporation of Dallas, Texas, has sold its wholly owned subsidiary, Samson Ocean Systems, Inc., to the company's management group of Stephen Swiackey, president and chief operating officer; Charles E. Smith, vice president of sales and marketing; and Daniel Dally, vice president of fin
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on September 1988Comsat Technology Products, Inc. recently announced that its MCS-9120 Satellite Communications Terminal has been selected for use aboard the Gentry/Continental's Proud Bird— the U.S. competitor in the upcoming challenge for the Blue Riband of the Atlantic. This will be the first time a maritim
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on September 1988Free Brochure Available The recent seagoing debut of MAN B&W Diesel's S26MC twostroke design—plus a growing order backlog—suggest that there is a strong market for what is reportedly the world's smallest low-speed crosshead engine in the small-tomedium oceangoing, coastal and inland ship
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on September 1988The Intersociety Advanced Marine Vehicles Conference and Exhibit, which will be held June 5-8, 1989 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Crystal City, Washington, D.C., is soliciting unclassified abstracts and papers on a wide range of topics related to advanced marine systems. The conference and e
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on September 1988The U.K.'s Yarrow Shipbuilders recently won an order to build three more Type-23 frigates for the Royal Navy. The order for a fourth ship will be held over until next year when another batch of new vessels will be announced. Each ship is about 10 million pounds ($17 million) cheaper than th
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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 1988Grow Group, Inc. of New York, N.Y., recently announced the merger of Devoe Marine Coatings Co. Division and Devoe Napko Protective Coatings Division. The new company will be known as Devoe Coatings Company. In making the announcement at a meeting of 150 Devoe sales representatives, Joseph M.
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on September 1988Raytheon has introduced a combination Loran with Raster Scan Plotter. According to the company, Raytheon's new Rayplot 700 and 700L Raster Scan Loran/Plotters make it easy to plot and tract a vessel's location and route on ultrabright, 7-inch electronic charts. And, the company reports, Rayp
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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 1988result of concentrated research effort for the past two years, Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) are said to show significant economic features for all vessels. To date, research for improving propeller efficiency due to vortexes in the slipstream of the propeller has concentrated on the loss o
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on September 1988According to Omnithruster Inc. president Charles M. Aker, three new U.S. Navy YTT Class torpedo and mine testing vessels will be equipped with Omnithruster hydrojet maneuvering and propulsion systems. McDermott Shipyard, Amelia, La., has contracted for Omnithruster Mark II hydrojet Model JT
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on September 1988At a recent dinner meeting of the Hampton Roads Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Lt. Comdr. Blaine R. Brucker presented a talk on "Seawolf Producibility" to members and guests gathered at Fisherman's Wharf in Hampton, Va. Commander Brucker, USN, currently ser
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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 1988—Literature Available In the first program of its kind in the U.S., the California State Board of Pilot Commissioners has contracted with MarineSafety International to provide visual shiphandling simulator training for all apprentice pilots. The first apprentice pilot course for the State
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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 September 1988Harris Corporation's Long Range Radio Division has developed a new, extremely compact HF radio system designed with advanced, digital signal processing techniques. The RF- 5000 was introduced at the 42nd AFCEA international exhibition held recently in Washington. Also introduced was Harris's