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Herculean Service, fully dressed, for christening ceremonies at Burton Shipyard. With the traditional breaking of champagne upon her bow, the MV Herculean Service was formally christened recently at Burton Ship-yard, Port Arthur, Texas, and added to the Zapata Marine Serv-ice fleet. Mrs. Charlotte Boken-kamp, wife of Reading & Bates' vice-president D. G. Bokenkamp, sponsored the vessel. The Herculean Service is a radi-cally new deep-sea tug-supply ves-sel designed specially for servicing the offshore drilling industry. This is the first triple-screw, three-en-gine vessel to be specifically de-signed for offshore tug-supply service. Main propulsion is provided by three Caterpillar D399 marine die-sel engines, each developing max-imum 1,750 hp at 1,300 rpm. The 16-cylinder, turbocharged engines have Lufkin two-speed double re-duction gears. Gear ratio is 5.8:1 in high gear, 7.1:1 in low gear and 7:1 in reverse. The three 104-inch by 84-inch stainless-steel propel-lers were fabricated by Avondale Shipyards. Another new feature incorpor-ated in the Herculean Service is a remote-controlled bow thruster. Powered by a 220-hp Caterpillar D333C marine diesel engine, this bow thruster adds extra maneuver-ability for extra safety and effi-ciency. In addition to the triple screws and bow thruster, this vessel has one of the most modern hull de-signs in the industry. The all-steel welded hull has an overall length of 175 feet. Amidships depth is 15 feet. Breadth is 40 feet 8 inches. Two Halliburton 1,025-cubic-foot tanks for dry-bulk mud transport are mounted below decks. A 400-cubic-foot per minute Gardner-Denver high-volume, low-pressure air compressor is installed for dis-charge of the dry-bulk mud. With a cruising range in excess of 10,000 miles at 12 knots, the Herculean Service is capable of operating in any offshore area in the world. Diesel fuel capacity is more than 120,000 gallons. A max-imum speed of 16 knots makes this vessel well suited for fast turn-around jobs. The cargo deck, 133 feet by 38 feet, is clear for easy cargo hand-ling even in rough seas. The stacks are forward, allowing increased unobstructed cargo space. For an-chor handling, an "A" frame with 75-ton capacity spans the stern. A permanent stern roller also aids in handling large anchors. A SMATCO towing and anchor winch is installed on the main deck aft of the forward house. Driven by a General Motors diesel engine, this double-drum heavy-duty winch is capable of carrying 2,400-feet of 2-inch wire line and 1,500-feet of 2-inch wire line. A single line pull on each line of 100 tons is avail-able. The winch is remotely con-trolled from an aft station on the second deck. Costing more than $l-million, the Herculean Service is the first of four new type vessels ordered from Burton Shipyards for Zapata Marine Service. All four are sched-uled for service in 1969. Zapata Norness Names R. E. Haine Director, Corporate Development Robert E. Haine has been named director of corporate development for Zapata Norness Inc., Houston, Texas. In his new post, Mr. Haine will be responsible for corporate rela-tions planning and communica-tions activities. Prior to joining Zapata, Mr. Haine was manager of information services for W. R. Grace & Com-Ward E. Squires Todd Shipyards Corporation, Seattle Division has announced the appointment of Ward E. Squires to the position of assistant to the general manager. Mr. Squires graduated from the University of Michigan in 1951 with a bachelor of science degree in naval archi-tecture and marine engineering. After military service with the army and various marine engineer-ing jobs with the Army Transpor-tation Corps, Corps of Engineers, and the Puget Sound Navigation Co., Mr. Squires came to Todd-Seattle on June 15, 1951, and has been regularly employed with Todd since that date, including a four-year tour as chief engineer of Todd's Alameda Division after which he returned to Seattle as supervisor of the industrial depart-ment. In his new capacity Mr. Squires will be in charge of the engineering and planning departments for Navy new construction, as well as spec-ial industrial projects and plant en-gineering. He is taking over the position previously held by D. M. Surgenor, who has been with Todd for 12 years, and is leaving for an executive position with a construc-tion company. John T. Moffatt John T. Moffatt has been named manager of marine sales for the East Coast of Shell Oil Company, New York. He was formerly na-tional coordinator of inland marine sales. Mr. Moffatt is a graduate of the New York State Maritime College and holds a chief engineer's un-limited horsepower steam license. Prior to joining Shell in 1955, Mr. Moffatt served in the U.S. mer-chant marine and in the U.S. Navy and is a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve (ret.). He is a member of the Propeller Club, The Society of Naval Archi-tects and Marine Engineers, and is on the executive committee of the Alumni Association of the New York State Maritime College. McDermott To Build Two Twin-Screw Tugboats Crowley Launch & Tugboat Co., San Francisco, Calif., has con-tracted McDermott Shipyard, Mor-gan City, La., to build two twin-screw tugboats. Each tug will have the following dimensions: 127 feet 8 inches (BP) by 36 feet 8 inches by 19 feet 2 inches and will be equipped with 7,000-total-bhp die-sels. They have been designated Hull Nos. 160 and 161. pany, New York, N. Y. He previ-ously worked for Shell Oil Com-pany and Pacific Telephone & Telegraph in press-financial rela-tions posts. A former newspaperman, he is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and the University of Notre Dame. Zapata Norness is an interna-tional firm with principal interests in offshore drilling and marine services, shipping, construction and natural resources and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. »KELAXl-£V£W