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"WebbperfectioN" Oil & "Akron" Electric Galley Ranges ELISHA WEBB & SON CO. 136 S. Front St., Phila., Pa. 19106 Phone (215) WA 5-0534 Also Fog Horns Steel Cleats & Chocks Ship Bells Toggle Pins Self-Propelled Drilling Rig Ordered From Upper Clyde LISTING SEND FOR FACTS TODAY Rodermond The fully integrated shipyard providing complete facilities Drydocking?4 floating drydocks to 4000 tons capacity 24 Hour Pierside Service Machine Shop Structural Steel Construction Artist's conception of self-propelled jack-up type offshore drilling vessel ordered by Husky Oil Group. An order for a self-propelled jack-up drilling vessel, valued at over $4.8-million, has been placed with Upper Clyde Shipbuilders by Rimrock (U.K.), Ltd., London, who are associated with the Husky Oil Group. This is only the second of this jack-up type of drilling vessel to be ordered in the world. The first is at present under construction at the Clyde-bank Division of U.C.S. who have already built four highly successful jack-up type drilling rigs. Self-propulsion gives these new drilling ves-sels the combined advantages of the jack-up drill-ing platform and the mobility of a ship. They will be able to maneuver in the drilling area and also undertake long international voyages without tugs. The drilling vessel now ordered will be a re-peat of that placed by International Drilling Company (Contracts), Ltd., of London in May last year. It will have an overall length of 276 feet, and depth of 22 feet. The main propulsion will be diesel-electric with twin-screws, each driv-en by two 2,000-hp motors to give a speed of about 7 knots. When on drilling location, the vessel will be jacked up on four triangular lattice tower legs 355 feet long, which will allow opera-tion in water up to about 250 feet deep. The drilling derrick will be mounted on a mov-able substructure and will be moved over the aft end for drilling operations by means of a hydraulic ram system. Air-conditioned accommodations will be provided for a total crew of 75, and there will be a helicopter platform over the accommodations. FOOT OF HENDERSON STREET. JERSEY CITY, N.J. 07302 201-332-3300 "iTi seen like m/s £v& since we /jauisd A C4/tGC OF F/$H 76V YtARf AGO J" Technical Brochure From Moffitt Describes Ceramaloy Sleeves A newly published four-page technical brochure on Ceramaloy coated sleeves, directed to ship designers, owners and maintenance engineers is available from Lucian Q. Moffitt, Inc., national and international distributor of Ceramaloy coat-ings by Daman Industries, division of Heppenstall Company. The brochure, produced in color, details how Ceramaloy coatings solve shaft-sleeve wear prob-lems. Also featured are several types of Ceram-aloy sleeves developed especially for use in pro-peller-shaft assemblies. Complete application in-structions are contained in the brochure. Copies of the new Ceramaloy brochure may be obtained by writing Lucian Q. Moffitt, Inc., P.O. Box 1415. Akron, Ohio 44309. The company is also the national and international distributor of B. F. Goodrich Cutless bearings and special ma-rine products. MMC Issues New Data Sheet On Electric Bilge Alarm A new data sheet on its magnetic-electric bilge alarm has been issued by the Marine Moisture Control Company. The audio visual alarm indicator is actuated when the bilge level reaches a preset high level. When this occurs, the indicator lights and a si-lenceable horn sounds. The visual indicator can-not be turned off until the bilge is restored to a safe level. Use of this sounding device eliminates the need for constantly checking the bilge level. The data sheet includes a schematic drawing of the indicator. To obtain a copy of this data sheet, write Marine Moisture Control Company, Inc., 449 Sheridan Boulevard, Inwood, N.Y. 11696. WESTINGHOUSE TURBINE RENEWAL PARTS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ANYWHERE Authorized Marine distributor for Westinghouse Turbine Renewal Parts, Port Electric maintains a complete stock of replacement parts in its own warehouse for immediate delivery. Authorized Marine Distributors for: Westinghouse: Turbine, Controller and Motor Renewal Parts Cutler-Hammer: Controller Parts Clark: Controller Parts Also available: Replacement Parts lor Monitor. Reliance, Crocker Wheeler, and others. PORT ELECTRIC Turbine Division OF PORT ELECTRIC SUPPLY CORP. 155-157 Perry Street, New York, N. Y. 10014 Call (212) 255-4530 SHIP SERVICE OUR SPECIALTY 44 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News