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Litton Delivers First In Series

Of New Containerships To APL

The S/S President Jefferson, one of the world's largest and most modern containerships, is the eighth ship to be delivered by Ingalls in the past year.

Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Indus- tries, Pascagoula, Miss., has delivered the S/S

President Jefferson, one of the world's largest and most modern containerships, to American Presi- dent Lines, Ltd., of San Francisco, Calif.

The President Jefferson is the first of four in a new series of containerships, the Pacesetter class, being built in Pascagoula by Ingalls for APL.

Three sister ships—the S/S President Madison, launched and in final outfitting, and the S/S Presi- dent Pierce and S/S President Johnson, both in shipway construction—are also scheduled for de- livery to APL this year.

The President Jefferson is the eighth ship to be delivered by Ingalls in the past year.

The Pacesetters are designed to carry 1,100 cargo containers at speeds in excess of 24 knots. Refrigerated containers are carried on deck, and a dehumidification system in one cargo area permits transport of special cargoes.

The President Jefferson and her sister ships are 668 feet long and 90 feet wide. Displacement is 25,855 tons. The ships are designed for direct bridge control of speed and maneuvering.

The high-speed Ingalls-built Pacesetters will be used to upgrade APL's Atlantic/Straits service, the longest of the American-flag routes, covering more than 32,000 nautical miles.

Sailing from the East Coast United States ports of New York, Baltimore and Norfolk, the Presi- dent Jefferson will make calls in the ports of Hong

Kong, Singapore, Keelung and Saigon and ports of Japan before returning to the East Coast on voyages averaging 68 days.

The delivery of four Pacesetters this year marks the second major series addition to APL's fleet built by Ingalls. In the late 1960s, Ingalls built and delivered to APL a series of five Seamaster cargoliners that now form the backbone of Ameri- can Presidents Lines' trans-Pacific service.

The S/S President Van Buren, first of the Sea- masters, established a crossing record on her maid- en voyage. Sister ships of the Seamaster class are the S/S President Grant, the S/S President Taft, the S/S President McKinley, and the S/S Presi- dent Fillmore.

Delivery of the Pacesetters will give APL a fleet of 24 cargo vessels, with nine of its most modern and fastest ships built by Ingalls. APL, which traces its history to 1848, is the oldest

American-flag line in continuous operation and the only American line continuing to offer around- the-world service.

Ingalls has also under construction three similar

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Three 'Santa Fe' Type Vessels

To Be Built At Astilleros Yards

Astilleros Espanoles, S.A. has recently received orders for six new vessels—three bulk carriers, and three vessels of the "Santa Fe" type.

One 53,000-dwt bulk carrier, to be built at

Astilleros' Matagorda shipyard for Garth Shipping

Co., Ltd., will have the following approximate dimensions: length overall, 678 feet; breadth, 66 feet, and depth, 59 feet. The ship will be powered by a B&W 6K84EF main engine totaling 16,500 blip at 121 rpm, producing a speed of 16.9 knots.

Delivery is scheduled for July 1974.

Two 35,000-dwt bulk carriers are to be built at the Sevilla and Matagorda shipyards for Na- viera Galea, S.A. The vessels, to be delivered in

November, and April 1974, respectively, will measure about as follows: length overall, 640 feet; breadth, 79 feet, and depth, 50 feet. The 15.15-knot carriers will be powered by a 7RND68

AESA-Sulzer main engine totaling 11,500 bhp at 150 rpm.

The three "Santa Fe" type vessels, to be of 20.900-dwt, are to be built at Astilleros Olaveaga shipyard for Aegis Shipping Co. Ltd. They will have the following approximate dimensions and principal particulars: length between perpendicu- lars, 486 feet; breadth, 75 feet, and depth, 44 feet.

The vessels will be powered by a 6RND68 AESA-

Sulzer main engine totaling 9,900 bhp, producing a service speed of 16 knots. Delivery is scheduled for December 1974, March 1975 and June 1975, respectively.

With these contracts, the order book of Astil- leros Espanoles, S.A. showed 59 vessels with a total of 2,034,502 gross tons as of January 31, 1973. with distribution as follows: 19 vessels with 959,304 gross tons for the home market, and the remaining 40 units with 1,075,198 gross tons for foreign owners. lighting fixtures by Harvard

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