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TOWING-CHARTER TUGS STEEL SCOWS 39- BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10006 (212) WHiteM 3-5534 First Japanese-Built Roll-On/Roll-Off Containership Launched By Kawasaki Yard?For Australian Line LIQUID 1 WRENCH Loosens rusted nuts, bolts, parts in seconds' J Frees parts frozen by rust, corrosion, scale, paint, varnish, carbon or gum. Safe on all metals. Available Everywhere RADIATOR SPECIALTY CO. CHARLOTTE, N. C. 28201 Inboard profile of new Australian roll-on/roll The first roll-on/roll-off containership built in Japan was launched recently at the Kobe yard of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The 596-foot, 11,000-dwt ship, Australian Enterprise, is being built for the Australian National Line. It is the first ship built as part of a joint service planned by the Australian National Line, Kawasaki Kisen Kai-sha, Ltd. and Flinders Shipping Co. Pty. Ltd. for runs between Australia and Japan. The ship is designed not only for containers but for heavy vehicles including trailers and cars, and unitized cargo such as flats and pallets. There are two decks for loading containers by the roll-on/ roll-off method. Containers and flats are carried onboard by fork-lift trucks and trailers by way of a ramp and stern door. Twenty-foot containers can be carried onto the ship by large fork-lift trucks. Cargo, mainly containers, carried on the upper deck is loaded by wharf cranes. The up]>er and lower vehicle decks are provided with a long fixed ramp on the ]>ort side. Both vehicle decks are high enough to permit loading eight-foot containers two high. In order to utilize all cargo space, two additional mezzanine decks are provided in the fore part of the upper vehicle deck. The ramps for these decks can be folded out of the way when not in use. These mezzanine decks are built as sliding MARINE INSURANCE SPECIALISTS Tankers. Dry Cargo Vessels. Tugs. Barges. All Types of Floating Equipment. Take advantage of our diversified marine experi-ence for insurance coverage tailored to meet your particular needs. IrtfrhaU Urakmui? Ittr. ^Insurance probers anb