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NASSCO Authors Present Paper

On San Clemente-Class OBO

At San Diego Section Meeting million tourists, but their opportunities to visit other islands were limited by inadequate transpor- tation." Mr. Goldstein stated. "Conventional boats are slow and the trips are long and often rough.

Earlier hydrofoils provided poor ride quality and suffered chronic unreliability. Even the small air- planes are not what the average tourist pictures as an acceptable means of transportation. "By comparison, the Jetfoil will offer a com- fortable ride at 50 miles an hour in spacious air- conditioned interiors. The fully submerged foils and automatic control system provide a superior ride, regardless of sea or weather conditions."

Jetfoil, which combines Boeing's aviation tech- nology with 14 years of experience in hydrofoil design and building, uses a water jet propulsion system. To date, other Jetfoils have been sold to

Far East Hydrofoil Company, Hong Kong;

Marianas Jetfoil, Inc., Guam, and Pacific Sea

Transportation of Hawaii.

Panama Bureau Of Shipping

Appoints Schmahl And Schmahl

Schmahl and Schmahl, Inc., with headquarters in Fort Lauderdale and offices in Miami, Tampa, and other cities, have been appointed representa- tives for Florida by the Panama Bureau of Ship- ping, Horace W. Schmahl Sr., president of the firm, announced.

Schmahl and Schmahl, Inc. are authorized to issue without consular validation Load Line Cer- tificates, Solas Certificates, Radiotelephone and

Telegraph Certificates, Safety Certificates, etc., on behalf of the Panama Bureau of Shipping.

The Fort Lauderdale firm, which recently moved into its own office building, also represents

Germanischer Lloyd, the Hellenic Register, for- eign and domestic underwriters, and the Comite

Central des Assureurs Maritimes des France.

Principals shown above at the meeting, left to right:

Melvin F. Good, secretary-treasurer of the San Diego Sec- tion; George A. Uberti, Section chairman; Comdr. Ray- mond W. Bernhardt, USCG, papers chairman; Kenneth

Evans, speaker, and David R. Rodger, speaker.

The San Diego Section of The Society of

Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held their March meeting at the Rodeway Inn, ad- jacent to Shelter 'Island.

After the social hour and a very fine dinner,

Dave Rodger and Ken Evans of National Steel and Shipbuilding Company presented their joint paper on the Design and Construction of the 80,500-dwt OBO (Oil, Bulk, Ore Car- rier). This paper discussed both the unusual features peculiar to the OBO, as well as other innovations that have been incorporated into this NASSCO-designed ship. A brief history of the decisions leading up to this design was also given, with Mr. Evans representing the hull and Mr. Rodger the machinery portions, respectively.

The San Clemente-class OBO is the largest ship to be built on the West Coast, and has- the following characteristics: length between per- pendiculars, 855 feet; breadth, molded, 105 feet 9 inches ; depth, molded, 62 feet 6 inches ; draft, full load, 45 feet 11 inches; displacement, full load, 99,310 tons, and deadweight, 81,470 tons.

Boeing Received $16 Million

For Jetfoils To Run In

Chesapeake And Caribbean

Jetfoil International, Inc., a Washington, D.C. firm, has announced the purchase of four Boeing

Jetfoils for use in Chesapeake Bay and the Carib- bean. Total value of the contract is in excess of $16 million.

Jetfoil is a 190-passenger 106-ton commercial hydrofoil boat built by Boeing Aerospace Com- pany of Seattle, Wash.

Two of the Jetfoils will be used on a commuter- tourist run linking Annapolis, Md., Norfolk, Va., and Williamsburg, Va., where Anheuser Busch is building an extensive residential and resort com- plex. Present plans call for a personal rapid transit system to link with the Jetfoil landing, providing an integrated transit system for the resort.

Caribbean ports served by the other two Jetfoils will include San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas and St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and

Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The sched- ules will allow a full day for shopping and sight- seeing in each town.

Tourists may purchase round-trip or single- segment tickets on any of these routes. Fares will be comparable to those for feeder airlines and tour boats operating in the area.

Joseph Goldstein, president of Jetfoil Inter- national, Inc., also operates the Wilson Boat Line of Washington, D.C., which carries more than 500,000 passengers during the summer months. "Last year Puerto Rico received over two-

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