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The ROBERT E. LEE... a new LASH vessel is launched for a new LASH operator

Launching of the 893-foot-long ROBERT E. LEE marks the advent of Waterman Steamship Cor- poration's new fleet of LASH vessels that will bring LASH service to a new world trade route.

The new Waterman vessels are part of a series of LASH vessels that are the largest unitized cargo liners built in the United States.

With the ROBERT E. LEE and sister ships,

STONEWALL JACKSON and SAM HOUSTON,

Waterman in 1974 will begin offering express

LASH service between U.S. Gulf and East coast ports and Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal ports. The vessels will all carry 89 standard LASH lighters, at service speeds in excess of 22 knots.

The ROBERT E. LEE is the nineteenth LASH vessel launched in a continuing program that includes a total of 24 LASH vessels placed in operation or ordered by seven vessel operators.

In a continual expansion of trade route service,

LASH vessels serve nations in all major conti- nental areas of the world.

LASH

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