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LeTourneau Constructing First

U.S.-Built Semisubmersible Rig

To Be Classed By Lloyd's "Pentagone 82," a new semisubmersible drill rig designed by Societe de Forages en

Mer Neptune, is the first to be built to Lloyd's

Register class in the United States. She will be built by LeTourneau at a new location at Brownsville, Texas, and will be operated by Aquitaine Company of Canada for opera- tions in the Hudson Bay, following appraisal of the plans by Lloyd's Register.

Like her sister rig Pentagone 81, completed to Lloyd's Register class in 1969, Pentagone 82 will consist of a platform mounted on five vertical columns connected to five floats. In plain view, these are arranged in the form of a pentagon, braced and stiffened by horizontal and oblique tubes of high tensile steel.

The main points of difference in the new drill rig are that in Pentagone 82, the shape of the floats has been modified to produce more buoyancy, the aft part of the rig (open in Pentagone 81) has been closed with hori- zontal and oblique bracings, and slight modi- fications have been made to the deck. In addi- tion, more than 5,000 hp are allocated dur- ing tow to propulsion units which are fitted to three legs to improve towing capability and assist maneuverability.

The completed structure will weigh 9,130 metric tons, and the approximate dimensions are: length, 325 feet; width, 338 feet, and height, 317 feet.

Lloyd's Register carries out verification of the structural analysis of each drill rig intend- ed for classification on an individual basis. 41 ACRES OF PAINT: Shown above prior to her christen- ing ot the Lindo Division of Odense Steel Shipyard, Ltd.,

Odense, Denmark, is the new turbine tanker Rasmine

Maersk. The 32,450-shp tanker, built for the A.P.

Moller Shipping Companies, has an overall length of 1,140 feet, a breadth of 170 feet and a depth of 93 feet 3 inches. Together with her sister, the Regina

Maersk, commissioned July 1971, the new tanker, with her deadweight of about 285,000 tons, will be the big- gest ever built in a European yard, and also the biggest of the A.P. Moller Shipping Companies (the Maersk fleet) and of the Danish merchant fleet. To meet the increasing production and expansion of the Lindo facili- ties, a painting hall aside from the original one erected in 1967 has been extended for the 200,000-ton vessels recently delivered to Shell and A.P. Moller. The area painted on a ship of the Rasmine Maersk size is equal to the size of a medium-size farm of approximately 41 acres. Considering that prior to painting, at some places in five to six layers, the steel has to be shot-blasted and rust-brushed, one can get an idea of the extent of this procedure alone. If the paint was not applied, corrosion attacks would remove about 400 tons of steel annually.

The Rasmine Maersk will go to the Persian Gulf on her maiden voyage.

Michigan Naval Architects

To Hold Annual Reunion

In New York City Nov. 10

The Annual Dinner of the Naval Architec- ture and Marine Engineering Alumni of The

University of Michigan will be held in New

York City on Wednesday, November 10, 1971, at The Brass Rail, 43rd Street and Fifth

Avenue.

The central theme of this year's program will be yacht racing and a most interesting talk will be presented by James A. McCurdy, the prominent yacht designer. A vivid film of the 1970 America's Cup Races will also be shown.

The reception will start at 6 p.m. It is noted that this dinner will take place during the an- nual meeting of The Society of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers on the night be- fore this Society's annual banquet.

Those interested in obtaining tickets for the dinner should contact Lester Rosenblatt,

M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., 350 Broadway,

New York, N.Y. 10013. All Michigan alumni, family and friends are welcome.

MARINE SURVEYOR

Applicant should hold Chief Engineer's License, steam and diesel. Consideration will be given to applicants also having supplementary technical qualifications.

Starting salary in $11,000 to $13,000 range depending on qualifications. Other benefits. Please submit appli- cation giving background to: BUREAU VERITAS, 17

Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004.

MARINE PRODUCT REPRESENTATION

Houston, Galveston, Dallas and San Antonio areas. Seek- ing established marine sales organization and technical staff now calling on marine trade. Products to be mar- keted—specialized marine deck machinery, oceanographic equipment, for offshore and shipyard use. Send resume to:

A.C. HOYLE COMPANY

Box 580, Iron Mountain, Michigan 49801

WANTED: Representatives for Gulf Coast, New

England, and Pacific Coast areas. Must be experi- enced in sales and service of marine and corrosion resistant coatings. Apply in confidence to Seaguard

Corporation, P.O. Box 669, Portsmouth, Va. 23705

Position Wanted

Recent graduate, B.S. Marine Trans- portation, holding a U.S. Coast Guard "Third Mate" License (any gross tons/ oceans), seeking a suitable position with a maritime organization.

Box 1015 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News 107 East 31 Street New York, N.Y. 10016

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Fisherman's Terminal, Seattle 98119 (206) 283-1000 400 KW

TURBO-GENERATORS

Turbine:

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Gear:

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Generator: 400 KW-120/240 V DC-Type MPC-1200 RPM 6 Available—Excellent Condition

Suitable for Upgrading to 600 KW

NIC0LAIJOFFE CORPORATION

San Francisco Branch 445 Littlefield Avenue (P.O. Box 2445)

South San Francisco, Calif. 94080

Phone (415) 761-0993 TWX 910-371-7248

Ship After Ship: they use Loeffler's

FOR SALE 2 STEEL HOPPER BARGES 146' x 38' x 17.5'

CAP. 2200 ST @ 17' DRAFT

RIVERS AND HARBORS

M. & J. TRACY, INC.

ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD

CARLE PLACE, N.Y. 11541

For Sale, Assume Lease, or will finance 100% for qualified buyer, 130'x40' towboat, 4000 hp diesel.

UNION LEASING AND FINANCIAL

CORPORATION

One Turtle Creek Village, Dallas, Texas 75219 (214) 526-6464

Attention Shipyards!

Whirley Crane

For Immediate Sale!

Washington Iron Works

MODEL 28 H -120 K

Excellent condition, priced right!

Contact: Jay Zidell for details.

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