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Barge Construction

American Marine Corporation, New Orleans,

La., has been awarded a contract by Gulf

Mississippi Marine Corporation, New Orleans, for the construction of a deck cargo barge. The 800-dwt barge, designated Hull No. 1060, is to have a length of 140 feet, a beam of 39 feet, and a depth of 9 feet.

Gretna Machine & Iron Works, Inc., Harvey,

La., is to build a 7,200-dwt ocean-going oil barge for Nepco Barge Corporation. It is to measure 300 feet by 64 feet by 21 feet 6 inches and has been designated Hull No. 195.

Jeffboat, Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind., is to build two 1,600-dwt tank barges for Monsanto Com- pany, St. Louis, Mo. Designated Hull Nos. 2330 and 2331, each barge is to have a length of 195 feet, a beam of 35 feet, and a depth of 12 feet 6 inches.

Maxon Construction, Tell City, Ind., has been contracted to construct four deck cargo barges for Marmac Corporation. Each barge is to measure 140 feet by 34 feet by 8 feet 9 inches and will be of 800 dwt. They have been designated Hull Nos. 1141 to 1144.

Also being built by the same yard is an 800- dwt crane barge for Marton Barge Co., New

Iberia, La. It is to have a length of 140 feet, a beam of 38 feet, a depth of 8 feet 9 inches and has been designated Hull No. 1139.

NASSCO Launches LST And Lays Keel For Sister Ship

Principals at the launching of USS Saginaw (LST-1 1 88) include, left to right: Capt. John M. Danielsen, USN, Force

Chaplain, Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Rear Adm. Jamie jftdjir, USN, Representing Commander, Naval Ship

Systems Command; The Honorable Warren C. Light, mayor, city of Saginaw, Mich.; Walter Hahn, city manager, San

Diego; Capt. Henry A. Gerdes, USN, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, San Diego, 1 1 ND; L.H.

Oppenheim, executive vice-president, Kaiser Industries Corporation, and chairman of the executive committee,

NASSCO; John V. Banks, NASSCO executive vice-president; Howard R. Doud, president, Tri-City Council, Navy

League; Mrs. James Harvey, sponsor of Saginaw; Mrs. Howard R. Doud, matron of honor of Saginaw; The Honor- able James Horvey, U.S. Congressman, 8th District, Michigan, main speaker; and Vice-Adm. J.V. Smith, USN, Com- mander, Amphibious Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

The USS Saginaw (LST-1188) was launch- ed from the ways of National Steel and

Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, Calif., on

February 7. 1970. Immediately following the launching, the keel was laid for a sister LST, the USS Spartanburg County (LST-1192).

The ceremonies, which were open to the general public, began at 9:30 A.M. with a band concert by the Marine Corps recruit depot band.

Mrs. James Harvey, wife of Congressman

Harvey, Eighth District, Michigan, was the new ship's sponsor. Mrs. Howard Doud as- sisted Mrs. Harvey as matron of honor. Offici- ating in the keel laying ceremony of LST-1192 was Capt. John B. Randolph, USN, Com- mander, Amphibious Squadron Three.

The program also featured The Honorable

James Harvey, United States Congressman,

Eighth District, Michigan, as main speaker;

Rear Adm. Jamie Adair, USN, Commander for

Plans, Programs and Financial Management,

Naval Ship Systems Command, Washington,

D.C.; Capt. John M. Danielsen, USN, Force

Chaplain, Amphibious Forces, United States

Pacific Fleet; Capt. Henry A. Gerdes, USN,

Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and

Repair, 11 ND, San Diego; and John V. Banks,

NASSCO executive vice-president. John M.

Murphy, NASSCO vice-president, sales, was master of ceremonies.

The keel of Saginaw was laid May 24, 1969 by Rear Adm. Edwin M. Rosenberg, USN,

Commander, Amphibious Group Three. She is scheduled for delivery in December 1970 and is the seventh in a series of seventeen new tank landing ships built for the United States Navy by NASSCO.

Saginaw, named for the City and County

Immediately following the launching of Saginaw (LST- 1 188) the keel was laid for the Spartansburg County (LST-1 192). Left to right: Barney LeBlanc, National

Steel and Shipbuilding plant manager; Capt. John B.

Randolph, USN, Commander, Amphibious Squadron

Three; and Fred Schroeder, NASSCO welding foreman. of Saginaw, Mich., is one of the new LST- 1179-class of fast tank landing ships of an entirely new design, larger and faster than any of their predecessors. The $14.6 million diesel- powered ship is designed to provide the fastest and most efficient means of landing tanks, combat vehicles, and artillery under assault conditions.

Saginaw has an overall length of 522 feet 3 inches, an extreme beam of 69 feet 6 inches, a full-load displacement of approximately 8,000 tons, and a full-load mean draft of 14 feet 8 inches. Her designed speed is in excess of 20 knots. She will be armed with two 3-inch 50-caliber twin mounts.

Approximately 3,000 spectators were pres- ent to view the colorful ceremonies.

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