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JUST FACT »i • h

A fleet of fast, seaworthy sup- ply vessels and tugs with ex- perience in the world's roughest seas. Operated and staffed by our own experienced crews.

JACKSON MARINE CORPORATION

P. 0. Box 1087

Aransas Pass, Texas 78336 512/758-3295 Cable JACMAC

MECHANICAL MARINE CO.. INC. 45-15 37th Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101

STillwell 6-2630

VAC-REL

INVERTED VENT VALVE

All sizes, types, materials

Connections - Screwed, welding, flanged, sil-braz

VAC-REL and

MEMARCO products

FOR OIL TANKERS AND OTHER

BULK LIQUID CARRIERS

YSTRAINER

Bronze, steel, or stainless

ASA or Navy flanges

MEMARCO

SUCTION BELLMOUTH

Sizes 2" through 14"

Butt welding type

MEMARCO ULLAGE PLATE

Quality construction - available in cast steel with bronze trim; also stainless steel Sizes 4" -12"

ANGLE CARGO VALVE tow pressure drop. Tight shut-off

Available in cast iron, ductile iron, cast steel, or stainless

MEMARCO DUPLEX STRAINER

Sizes through 8"

Available in cast iron, cast steel, bronze,'stainless steel

MEMARCO

VAC-REL

PRESSURE

VACUUM

RELIEF VALVE

Sizes 2W through 10"

Approved by

USCG,

ABS, Lloyds

Shown with

Inverter

MEMARCO PLATE STRAINER

Positive, low cost protection for cargo pumps. Available in cast iron, ductile Iron, cast steel, bronze, stainless

Halter Marine Services Delivers 86' Tug To River Lines, Inc.

The Modoc is the second in a series of a new 86-foot

Holmar class tug developed by Halter Marine Services for docking, towing and harbor operations.

Halter Marine Services, Inc., New Orleans,

La., one of the world's largest builders of tugs, offshore crewboats, cargo vessels and towboats, has delivered the 86-foot tug Modoc to River

Lines, Inc., San Francisco, Calif.

Overall dimensions of the Modoc are 86 feet by 26 feet by 12 feet six inches, and a draft of 10 feet six inches. The tug is American Bureau of

Shipping classed for ocean service. It is powered by two GM16V149NA diesel engines with Twin

Disc MG 540 6:1 reduction gear, and equipped with Westinghouse Air Brake pneumatic controls.

Steering is hydraulic Orbitrol. The main engines turn 82-inch three-blade stainless steel propellers on 7l/±-inch diameter forged steel propeller shafts with stainless steel liners.

The Modoc is also equipped with two 40-kw

General Motors generator sets with power take- off for driving hydraulic pumps powering a hy- draulic towing winch. The towing winch is a Mar- key 8N8045-21ESS. There is a one-horsepower hydraulic windlass at the bow of the tug.

Other equipment aboard the vessel includes a three by three, 10-horsepower, electrically-driven

Barnes fire pump; a two by two Barnes 10CCE five-horsepower, electrically-driven bilge pump; a 10CCE five-horsepower fuel oil transfer pump; central air-conditioning; Raytheon 75 radio; Ray- theon 2840 radar; Raytheon DE776 depth record- er; a 12-man inflatable life raft; Kearfott pilot- house windows; and Kahlenberg Triplex air horns.

STAL-LAVAL OPEN HOUSE: In line with its policy of expanding its many services to its clients, Stal-Laval,

Inc., has relocated to larger quarters at 400 Executive

Boulevard (Cross Westchester Executive Park), Elmsford,

N.Y. 10523. Stal-Laval, Inc., is the U.S. sales and ser- vice agent of Stal-Laval Turbin AB of Sweden. The com- pany provides the marine industry with Stal-Laval tur- bines, generators and reduction gears, ASEA Power Ma- rine bridge controls, deck cranes and electricals, Thrige

Nakskov mooring winches and cargo winches, and Titan lube and fuel oil purifiers. Pictured during the recent housewarming in Elmsford are, left to right: John A.

Albino, manager, marine engineering, Stal-Laval, Inc.,

Carl Larsson, president, Stal-Laval Turbin AB, and

Thomas E. Stott, president, Stal-Laval, Inc. 44 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News