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Waterman Steamship

Seeks Subsidy For

LASH Type Vessels

The Maritime Administration has disclosed that the Waterman Steam- ship Corporation has applied for a construction subsidy to help build three 38,500-dwt LASH (Lighter

Aboard Ship) type vessels for its

U.S. Atlantic and Gulf to the Red

Sea, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean service. The company earlier applied for an operating subsidy.

The vessels are intended to carry 71 barges each with cargo space of 17,000 cubic feet. These are the first

LASH type ships for which subsidy is being sought under the new long- range program to rebuild the mer- chant marine over the next decade.

Kelvin Hughes Names

Griffith Marine For

New York City Area

Kelvin Hughes Division of Smiths

Industries, Inc., announces the ap- pointment of Griffith Marine Navi- gation, Inc., as its New York City area dealer and authorized service depot. Griffith Marine is located at 79 Fourth Street, New Rochelle,

N.Y. 10801.

Kelvin Hughes, from its new U.S. headquarters in Woburn, Mass., and through its wide network of dealers, is a supplier of well-known marine electronics equipment, including ra- dar, echo sounders, VHF and SSB radiotelephone equipment.

W.J. Mellin Named VP

At Hydroplex Corp. particularly in Europe, but recent developments have made the hy- drofoil suitable for such activities as offshore drilling, the rapidly growing field of containerized car- go shipping and coastal patrol work. -Captain Mellin has been chiefly responsible for developing many of the recent improvements in the hy- drofoil, such as increased power, noise reduction, and general sea- keeping ability. He operated the first hydrofoil approved by the U.S.

Coast Guard in 1963 and has had broad commercial sea experience since his graduation from the New

York State Maritime College, Fort

Schuyler, N.Y., in 1941.

In one post, he was sea trial cap- tain and foreign business repre- sentative for John J. McMullen As- sociates, Inc., naval architects. Cap- tain Mellin is a member of the

Council of American Master Mari- ners.

Tug Contract Awarded

To Main Iron Works

Sabine Towing & Transportation

Co., Inc., Port Arthur, Texas, has awarded a contract for the construc- tion of a 7,000-horsepower tug to

Main Iron Works, Inc., Houtna, La.

The tug is to be used with a large oceangoing tank barge of 28,000 dwt under construction at Bethlehem

Steel Company's Beaumont, Texas yard.

Capt. William J. Mellin

Capt. William J. Mellin has been appointed vice president and elect- ed to the board of directors of Hy- droplex Corporation, Stamford,

Conn., it was announced recently by Henry S. Koster, chairman of the executive committee. The company designs, builds and sells hydrofoils and is the largest oper- ator of these vessels in the United

States.

Captain Mellin will be in charge of hydrofoil operations at Hy- droplex. He has been associated with the company since 1966 as vice president. Hydroplex operates

Florida Hydrofoils Inc. in Miami,

Fla., and Golden Arrow Hydrofoils in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the

Virgin Islands.

In his new post, Captain Mellin will head the company's efforts to develop hydrofoils for commercial use. The hydrofoil is known pri- marily in passenger transportation,

The Coolidge Propeller Company, organized in 1910, has through sixty years of continuous service designed and produced quality propellers for every application.

The development of special patented production equipment and measuring devices, designed solely for marine propellers, together with constant research in both engineering and materials, have made Coolidge Propellers the accepted standard worldwide. A

COOLIDGE

COMPANY 1608 Fairview Ave. E.

Seattle, Washington 98X02

Phone 206 EAst 5-5100

A S- Modmn Raetof

STEEL BARGES

Transportation of Coal and Oil in

New York Harbor and Vicinity

M.&J. TRACY, Inc. I Broadway New York 4, N. Y Dlgby 4-4610

BRING 'EM IN

STRIP 'EM CLEAN

MOVE 'EM OUT

Some Turbine Talk With Russ Lemcke

Men in the marine industry usually like to deal with facts and leave double talk to the politicians. But from time to time, we are guilty of some double talk our- selves. One such example is our use of the word "turbine," which usually brings to mind a prime power source like a steam or gas turbine. And for this, Web- ster would not be critical. But there are also two types of pumps and both are called turbines.

Here is where the difference is: one type, the Regenerative Turbine, is a hori- zontal pump, commonly used as a boiler feed unit in small commercial buildings.

The other type is the Vertical Turbine or "Deepwell Turbine" which is used in tanker and tank barge unloading, bilge and ballast services. Ironically, this Ver- tical Turbine is not a turbine at all but a vertical multi-stage diffuser case pump.

Goulds manufactures the specialized "Autoprime" self-priming turbine as well as standard vertical turbines in Los An- geles in the newest and most modern pump facility in the world. The entire

Goulds vertical line is designed for the heavy duty marine services. Some com- petitors have even accused us of over- design, and this is criticism we enjoy.

In the next issue, I'll be talking more about what we've done and why we've done it.

So when, you want to bring 'em in, strip 'em clean and move 'em out, call for a Goulds vertical self-priming or standard vertical turbine for tanker and tank barge unloading. Call our Goulds office or sales representative in your area.

Learn more. Send for Bulletins 3A.6 on Autoprime Pumps and 3A.1 on Verti- cal Industrial Turbines. Goulds Pumps,

Seneca Falls, New York 13148.

I GOULDS PUMPS

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