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McDermott To Build Oil-Weil Drilling Rig The Offshore Co., Houston, Texas, has contracted McDermott Shipyard, Morgan City, La., to build a self-elevating offshore, oil-well drilling rig. Designated Hull No. 155, the rig will measure 132 feet by 107 feet 8 inches by 15 feet and will be equipped with 5,000-bhp diesel-electric ma-chinery. High Seas Opens New Houston Office High Seas, Inc. has announced the opening of its new office at 921 Cham-ber of Commerce Building, Houston, Texas 77002. The Circle Drilling Division of High Seas, Inc. also an-nounced the closing of its Lake Charles, La. office. Personnel from this office were transferred to the Houston office. Charles S. Owen Jr. Elected President Southern Industries Charles S. Owen Jr. ~~ Directors of Southern Industries, Inc. have elected Charles S. Owen Jr. as president of the Richmond (Va.)-based metal fabricating firm. Mr. Owen had been executive vice-president since May, 1967, af-ter joining Southern Industries in 1965 as controller and assistant treasurer. He continues as controller and a member of the board pf directors for Solaronics, Inc., an affiliated firm which manufactures gas-fired infra-red heating equipment. Major production of Southern Industries is now in marine furni-ture and fittings, though it still makes one type of oil-fired space heater?a link with its beginning 113 years ago as Southern Steel and Stove Works. A native of Wakefield, Mr. Ow-en attended the University of Rich-mond and became a certified public accountant. He was a senior staff member at Andrews, Burket & Co. here before joining Southern In-dustries. He is a member of the Virginia Society of Certified Pub-lic Accountants, the American In-stitute of Certified Public Account-ants, and The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. De Laval Awarded Navy Contract For Fuel-Oil Pumps De Laval Turbine, Inc., Trenton, N.J., has received a $2,550,000 nego-tiated letter contract for fuel-oil pumps with associated equipment and data for the Standard Distillate Fuel Program. The contract (N00024-69-C-5377) was issued by the Naval Ship Systems Command. Hitachi Zosen Delivers 216,000-DWT Tanker Incorporating Special Design Features The Olympic Armour, first of five 216,000-dwt sisterships, is designed so that it can pass through the Suez Canal in ballast condition. The 216,508-dwt tanker Olympic Armour, built in Sakai Shipyards of Hitachi Zosen. was delivered recently to Grafton Shipping, Panama, S.A., of the Onassis group. This 1,057-foot, 6-inch tanker is the largest 200,000-dwt-class ship that Hitachi Zosen has developed and de-signed which can pass in ballast con-dition through the Suez Canal. The American Bureau of Shipping classed tanker has a beam of 158 feet and a depth of 82 feet. It is the first of five sisterships to be built in the Sakai Shipyard for service between the Persian Gulf and Europe. The cargo tanks and cargo piping, including those for stripping, are ar-ranged to accommodate two different kinds of cargo oil at the ratio of 50:50 or 25:75. Because of this arrange-ment, a two-port loading/discharging can be made, which also enables a sail-ing to be made without ballast in the cargo tanks. The big bulbous bow which Hita-chi Zosen has developed and designed to improve propulsive efficiency is adopted to the underwater bow. A cutaway stern has been used to short-en the hull length and decrease the hull weight. Cast-iron pipe, because of its high corrosion resistance, is used for some of the piping in the cargo tanks and pump room. To increase the efficiency of tank cleaning, Gum Clean as well as But-terworth are fitted in the cargo tanks in which ballast is to be normally loaded. The poop deck is provided with a helicopter landing area for the con-venience of personnel embarking/ disembarking. The remote control of the main tur-bine and main boiler is provided from a control station in the engine room. Propulsion is provided by a 30,000-shp Mitsubishi steam turbine, which gave a trial speed of 16.5 knots. \ Qverheke-Koin company Marine Doors Side Ports Sliding Watertight Doors 20905 Aurora Road/Bedford, Ohio 44X46 Aluminum oil cargo hatch; ullage opening with stainless steel flame screen. Also scuttles, and hinged or bolted manholes. Insulated flush door with exclusive** articulated hinges. Also raised water-tight, weather-tight exterior bulk-head and joiner doors. Doors, scuttles, hatches, manholes .. . BuShip, Navy or Commercial . . . they're "old hat" to Overbeke-Kain. We're small enough to give personalized service . . . large enough to handle multiple ships' sets with production-line savings. Complete fabrication responsibility is ours! If quality and economy are yours, why not give us a call. One-Source Responsibility For All Your Vessel Closures Commercial and Navy-type hatches with coaming heights and openings to specification. 70 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News