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WESTINGHOUSE

TURBINE

RENEWAL PARTS

IN STOCK FOR

IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT

ANYWHERE

Authorized Marine distributor for Westinghouse Turbine

Renewal Parts, Port Electric maintains a complete stock of replacement parts in its own warehouse for immediate delivery.

Authorized Marine Distributors for

Westinghouse: Turbine, Controller and Motor Renewal Parts

Cutler-Hammer: Controller Parts

Clark: Controller Parts

Also available: Replacement Parts for Monitor. Reliance.

Crocker Wheeler, artd Others.

PORT ELECTRIC

Turbine Division

OF PORT ELECTRIC SUPPLY CORP. 155-157 Perry Street, New York, N. Y. 10014

Call (212) 255-4530

SHIP SERVICE OUR SPECIALTY

Turbo Power & Marine Systems

Awarded Installation Contract

On World's Largest Icebreaker

Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Com- pany, Seattle, Wash., has awarded Turbo Power & Marine Systems, Inc. of Farmington, Conn., a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corp., a contract to supply a combined gas turbine and diesel pro- pulsion system for the Coast Guard's largest ice- breaker.

A contract to build the 400-foot icebreaker, which will be the world's largest, was recently awarded to Lockheed. Turbo Power will furnish three Pratt & Whitney FT4A gas turbines for boost power, six diesel engines for cruise power, electric generators and motors, reduction gearing, and various engine room and bridge controls. The design and working plans are being developed by

J.J. Henry & Co., Inc. (See Maritime Reporter/

Engineering News issue of September 15, 1971).

Robvon Announces New Line

Of Backing Rings For High

Temperature/Pressure Systems

A new line of Machined Backing Rings for high temperature and pressure systems is an- nounced by Robvon Backing Ring Co. This new line is available to customers specifications in either split or solid type design.

These machined split or solid backing rings are especially designed for ease of fit-up in quality welding of pipe, tube and other joining areas where maximum strength and uniformity is re- quired. The fabricated solid machined ring welds are X-ray quality. Mill tests or material certifica- tions are available. These rings come in carbon steel, alloys, stainless steel, aluminum, etc.

Complete information on Machined Backing

Rings are available by writing to Robvon Backing

Ring Co., 675 Garden Street, Elizabeth, N.f. 07?07. for Liquid

Cargos...

Tank Barges by HILLMAN

Double square-end, single skin tank barge

Double skin, semi-Integrated tank barge

Semi-integrated double or single skin tank barges

Double square-end box barges

Double raked single skin tank barges

Custom designs to fit your specific requirements

Hillman tank barges are designed to transport Petrochemicals, Petroleum,

Acids, Poisonous Liquids, or any other liquids. Unlimited combinations for specific liquid cargo applications are available. These barges can be fur- nished lined or unlined, with or without heating coils or insulation, with various pumping and piping systems, and fin- ished with any coating or paint speci- fied. We are ready to discuss and quote on design and delivery for any of your new waterway transportation equipment.

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New York Metropolitan Section

Discusses Marine Pollution

Honors Past Section Chairmen

Shown during tne meeting are left to right: Capt. Richard

W. Goode, USCG; Norman R. Farmer, chairman of the

N.Y. Metropolitan Section; Robert P. Fulton, author, and

Charles W. Wilson, secretary-treasurer of the Section.

The New York Metropolitan Section of The

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engi- neers met on October 12, 1971, at the U.S. Coast

Guard Officers Club, Governors Island, New York.

In addition to having a timely and interesting paper presented at the technical session, this meeting honored the past chairmen of the Section and was officially designated as "Past Chairmen's

Night."

Past chairmen of the New York Section, shown left to right: (standing) Charles A. Narwicz; Everett A. Catlin;

Rudolph Schoen 3rd, and Warren I. Signell; (seated)

Robert G. Mende, Preston H. Hadley Jr., and Lauren S.

McCready.

A social hour and dinner preceded the technical session, at which a paper was presented entitled "Marine Pollution Abatement Laws, Problems and Commentary Concerning Large Vessels," by

Robert P. Fulton of Gibbs & Cox, Inc.

This paper provides an overview of the con- tribution of the marine transportation industry to the problem of environmental pollution. It de- fines the scope of the problem, reviews legislation which is designed to control the problem and ex- amines methods and rationales for determining reasonable time phasing for compliance. Specific recommendations are made which are directed at both Government and industry.

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