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twin-screw tug-boat, The Seafarer. Two ad- justable rudders on the barge can be trimmed to meet the best towing or pushing conditions.

Pictured on the christening platform just prior to the launching are, left to right: Adrian S. Hooper, president of Interstate Oil Transport Co., owner and operator of the superbarge; Mrs. Doris C. Jensen, sponsor of Ocean 255; Mrs. Adrian S. Hooper, wife of the president, and

Mr. Edward H. Jensen, vice president of supply and dis- tribution, Standard Oil Company, Division of Chevron

Oil Company, Louisville, Ky.

The superbarge was designed by George

Drake of New York. Seven separate stern models were constructed and tested for sea- keeping stability and speed in the Netherlands

Ship Model Basin, the Netherlands.

Ocean 255 has semi-automatic anchoring, automatic running lights and a 40-foot V- shaped notch into which the tug's bow fits when pushing. The barge has a center line bulkhead, 14 cargo compartments, each ap- proximately 70-feet long.

Mr. Jensen, vice-president of supply and dis- tribution, Standard Oil Company, pointed out that "dollar for dollar, superbarging has prov- en more economical than tanker transportation for Standard Oil Company in the Gulf Coast area."

The Ocean 255 slides down the ways ot Bethlehem Steel's

Beaumont, Texas shipyard. She has a 40-foot deep V- shaped notch into which the tug's bow fits when pushing.

Lockheed Awarded Contract

To Construct Sugar Carrier

The California and Hawaiian Sugar Co., San

Francisco, Calif., has signed a contract with

Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.,

Seattle, Wash., for the construction of a 28,000- dwt diesel-powered bulk carrier for the car- riage of raw sugar between Hawaii and the

West Coast.

The sugar carrier was designed by J.J. Hen- ry Co., Inc., naval architects, and the rumored price is $15.5 million. Delivery is expected within 24 months after the date of signing.

Bethlehem Beaumont Shipyard

Launches 261,000-Bbl Barge

For Interstate Marine Transport

One of the world's largest unmanned ocean- going barges, Ocean 255, was recently launched at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard in Beaumont,

Texas, by Interstate Marine Transport Com- pany of Philadelphia, Pa.

The barge was sponsored by Mrs. Doris C.

Jensen of Louisville, Ky., wife of Edward H.

Jensen, vice president of supply and distribu- tion, Standard Oil Company.

Ocean 255 is under charter to Standard Oil

Company, Division of Chevron Oil Company,

Louisville, Ky. On completion, she will be placed into operation immediately, transport- ing petroleum products in the Gulf Coast area, serving such ports as Pascagoula, Hou- ston, Corpus Christi, Jacksonville and Tampa.

The superbarge will be operated by Interstate

Oil Transport Company of Philadelphia.

Adrian S. Hooper, president of the Interstate

Group, indicated that "Ocean 255 is one of three superbarges under construction at the

Bethlehem yard, all for the express purpose of distributing petroleum products for the in- dustry." Interstate Oil Transport originated the superbarge concept, which is fast replacing some of the tankers on the Gulf and East

Coasts of the United States.

Ocean 255 has a deadweight of 31,000 long tons, or about twice that of a conventional T-2 tanker, the World War II standard. Yet, she is capable of carrying her full cargo on the same draft. The superbarge has a length of 546 feet, breadth of 85 feet, and a depth of 40 feet. At a 32-foot draft, she has a maximum capacity of 261,000 barrels. The barge is pushed or towed by a specially designed 5,750-hp,

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