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Sewart Seacraft Christens Two Large Oilfield Crewboats In dual ceremonies, the largest crewboat yet to be launched by Sewart Seacraft, Division of Teledyne, Inc., and the thirtieth 85-foot crew-boat to be delivered by this company were christened recently at the Sewart shipyards on Bayou Teche at Berwick, La. The 100-foot Glyn L, one of the fastest ves-sels of its size ever to be placed in oilfield service, and the Anne D, the 85-foot aluminum hull, were christened by Mrs. Glyn Levy Du-pont and Miss Anne Daphne Munzer. The ceremonies were opened with a welcome to the sponsors and guests by William Hidal-go, chief engineer of Sewart Seacraft. Accepting delivery of the boats from Ken-neth Hidalgo, vice-president and general man-ager of Sewart Seacraft, was Arthur Levy Sr., founder and president of Arthur Levy Boat Service, Inc. Guest speaker at the dual christening was U. S. Rep. Patrick M. Caffery of Louisiana's Third Congressional District. Mrs. Glyn Levy Dupont, for whom the Glyn L is named, is the daughter of Arthur Levy Sr. Miss Anne Daphne Munzer, sponsor of the Anna D, is the daughter of R. J. Munzer, presi-dent of Petrolane, Inc., of which Arthur Levy Boat Service, Inc., is a subsidiary. The Glyn L, with normal speed rated at 24 mph and a range of 500 miles, was specifically designed and build for transporting personnel and light cargo to far offshore exploration and production sites. The superstructure is arranged with bus-type cabins, providing seats for 71 passengers. The beam is 23 feet 2 inches, with a depth amidships of 10 feet 3 inches. Maximum dis-placement is 160,000 pounds. The vessel car-ries 2,400 gallons of fuel fully loaded and 600 gallons of fresh water. A matched pair of Detroit Diesel 12-V-149 marine engines provide propulsion through Twin Disc MG-527 reverse and reduction gears. Two Detroit Diesel-Delco 3-71 genera-tor sets are installed, each with 30-kw capacity. The Anne D is one of Sewart Seacraft's most popular crewboat designs and is the thirtieth such 85-foot hull to be constructed either for military or commercial service. In its civilian configuration, the boat carries 49 passengers who ride in aircraft-type re-clining seats. In addition, the boat is fitted with eight bunks in the passenger stateroom, a complete galley, and separate quarters for the crew of four, providing maximum comfort and convenience on long offshore runs. The main engines are two Detroit Diesels Series 71 V-16 rated at 635 shp each. The elec-trical system is powered by two Detroit Diesel-Delco 20-kw generator sets. Normal speed is rated at 25 mph, with cruis-ing range at normal displacement figured at 410 miles. Full load displacement is 104,000 pounds. The beam is 20 feet 11% inches. Living spaces are all-weather air condition-ed. An aft steering station, complete with en-gine controls, is located on the weather deck above the passenger compartment for conveni-ence in docking at offshore rigs. With the delivery of these two crewboats, Ar-thur Levy Boat Service, Inc., will begin an ac-celerated expansion of its services to Louisi-ana's offshore oil industry and delivery in the near future of three large cargo vessels will equip the firm to fill assignments anywhere in the world. The Glyn L is already leased to Shell Oil Company and the Anne D to Mobil. When the 100-footer Glyn L took to the wa-ter, she was the 1,669 hull to be delivered by Sewart Seacraft since its organization in 1945 and is the forerunner of even bigger crewboats presently being planned at Sewart Seacraft. A division of Teledyne, Inc., Sewart Sea-craft is one of the world's largest builders of high performance steel and aluminum boats. The company has built a large number of patrol and assault vessels for the U.S. Navy and several friendly foreign nations. Recently, Sewart Seacraft entered the plea-sure boat field with a luxurious 56-foot "house-yacht" and at present is finalizing plans for a line of all-aluminum pleasure boats and sports fisherman. Southern Building Tug For Nolty J. Theriot Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, La., is building a twin-screw tugboat for Nolty J. Theriot, Inc., Golden Meadow, La. The tug, to be equipped with 5,750-total-bhp diesels, will be 135 feet long with a 35-foot beam, and will be 21 feet 9 inches deep. The Glyn L, the largest crewboat to be launched by Sew-art Seacraft, and one of the fastest vessels of its size to ever be placed in oilfield service, makes a trial run on Bayou Teche, before its christening at the Sewart ship-yards in Berwick, La. 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