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Operating out of Seattle on a 2,700 mile run to Alaska and the Aleutians, the Skilak, first of the Super-U vessels, carries freight and oil, lighters from ships offshore to the rugged beaches, and tows barges. She runs light at 8 knots, and has towed 1,000 ton barges at 6 knots (Below) The U. S. Navy has purchased 12 similar crafts in a military version. PACECO's versatile Super-U (Utility) outperforms all comparable cargo-landing craft. Since its initial launching in 1963, PACECO's Super-U has established outstanding performance records. This ver-satile beach loading, full ocean service vessel has twice the power, requires half the crew, can go anywhere in the world under its own power ?and costs half as much as any comparable craft in its class. The Super-U is available in four basic designs, based on vessel requirements. Overall lengths range from 125' to 225'. Commercial Beach Loading Super-U. Length, 125'. Serv-ice speed, 8.7 knots. Standard model is used as a freighter, tanker, towboat, lighter, or for carrying wheeled or tracked land vehicles. Loads or discharges on beach, alongside a pier or other ship. Roll-on/Roll-off Beach Loading Super-U. Designed for container chassis cargo, the 125' bow ramp model has a capacity for nine 36' chassis. A 148' bow and stern load-ing model, featuring a special tunnel deck house, has a capability for nine 40' container chassis or other wheeled or tracked vehicles. Low Profile Super-U. The 225' bow ramp model has a 14 knot service speed with all the cargo capacities and operating capabilities of the Commercial Beach Loading model. As a military vessel, its special low profile deck house is compatible for operations with amphibious as-sault ships. Containership Super-U. Six containerized cargo models are available. Lengths range from 125' to 225' with ca-pacities from twelve 35' containers to sixty 20' containers. Service speeds range from 8 to 15 knots. Designs are available with ship bows or ramp bows, with or without cargo tanks, and with modified deck house (aircraft car-rier type) for fore-and-aft container access. Container-ships are also available with PACECO Shipstainer cranes for self-loading/unloading, or with PACECO Transtainers for container handling aboard ship. The PACECO Super-U has proved itself as a rugged, ver-satile, high-capacity cargo/beach-loading vessel consis-tent with the greatest degree of cost effectiveness. For further information, write or call. A team of PACECO engineers is available for consultation. FISHING BOATS OFFSHORE PLATFORMS n PACECO Marine Division Dept. 10E ? Alameda, California 94501 ? (415) 522-6100 ? Telex 335-399 REPRESENTATIVES IN MANY MAJOR CITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD PACECO is a division of FRUEHAUF CORPORATION BARGES TUGS May 29, 1969 13