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Martinolich-Built Towboat Joins

Western Transportation's Fleet

The Western Meteor is designed for general towing work and for the handling of multiple barge tows on the

Columbia and Willamette rivers.

A new 2,250-hp river towboat, the Western

Meteor, has been delivered to Western Trans- portation Co.'s moorage in Portland, Ore., ac- cording to an announcement by George Jack- son, president. The vessel was brought down from the Tacoma, Washington yard of Mar- tinolich Shipbuilding Corp. who were the builders.

The Western Meteor was christened by Mrs.

Nellie Springer, wife of William F. Springer, long-time employee of Western and head of maintenance and construction for the firm.

The V^estern Meteor joins a fleet of modern towboats in operation by Western Transporta- tion Co., including the two-year-old Western

Comet. The company's fleet consists of eight towboats and forty-three barges handling a wide variety of commodities including lumber, wood chips, steel, paper, sulphur, fuel oil, gen- eral freight and ships' cargo.

Western Transportation Co. serves a number of industrial plants on the Columbia and Wil- lamette rivers including lumber mills, canneries, paper mills, plywood plants, as well as steam- ship lines and others.

The Western Meteor was designed by Philip

F. Spaulding and Associates, Inc., naval archi- tects, of Seattle, Wash. It is equipped with modern systems for safety, instrumentation and control. It has a pilothouse forty-four feet in height to permit visibility over the tops of barges. The steering control system was de- signed and furnished by Matthews Hydraulics,

Inc. of Portland, and the engine control sys- tem by Mathers Controls, Inc. of Seattle. These systems combine to give the utmost control and flexibility in the handling of multiple barge tows under all conditions. Construction is all steel, overall length is 108 feet, breadth 34 feet, and draft seven feet.

Main engine power for the Meteor is sup- plied by two Caterpillar diesel marine engines

Model D 399, developing 1,125 hp each. The engines are controlled from the pilothouse with complete warning systems and instru- ments permitting pilothouse personnel to have complete knowledge of conditions in the en- gine room.

Navigation equipment includes a Danforth-

White compass, Decca Model 202 radar, and

Apelco MS 602 Fathometer. Communication is through an RF 401 VHF multi-channel radio

Sonar Model HA-301 Intercom on the vessel, and deck crews will carry portable radios for communications with pilothouse personnel.

Electric power is supplied by two Caterpil- lar Model D 333-C diesel electric generator sets.

Pilothouse control is provided for the deck equipment consisting of seven Beebe Model 65 barge connectors, used in making up multiple barge tows.

The Western Meteor is equipped for 24- hour operation with crews' quarters paneled in formica and indoor-outdoor carpeting on the decks. Galley equipment is all electric and in- cludes Kitchen-Aid dishwasher, garbage dis- posal and a refrigerator-freezer combination. A clothes washer and dryer are also provided.

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