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Athena Asks Title XI

Covering Two Tankers

To Be Built By NASSCO

A Title XI application for a mortgage and loan guarantee in connection with two 89,700-dwt tankers, to be built by National

Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASS-

CO), has been filed by Athena Ma- rine Shipping Co., 410 Lakeville

Road, Lake Success, N.Y. The cost of the vessels is estimated at $38.4 million each.

Fulton Seeks Title XI

To Build Bulk Carrier

At Bay Shipbuilding

The Fulton Steamship Co. located at 555 Madison Avenue, New York,

N.Y., has filed a Title XI applica- tion with the Maritime Adminis- tration, Washington, D.C., to assist in constructing a self-unloading bulk carrier. The 28,100-dwt bulk carrier will measure 704 feet in length, have a 78-foot beam and a depth of 45 feet. Costing approxi- mately $14.7 million, the vessel would be built by Bay Shipbuild- ing Corp. of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Four Offshore Vessels

To Be Constructed By

James Brown & Hamer

Talbot, Jackson & Associates have recently received an order to design four offshore supply vessels.

They are to be built by James

Brown & Hamer of Durban, South

Africa, for KS West Supply A/S of Bergen, Norway. The approxi- mate measurements of the vessels will be 190 feet in length, with a beam of 45 feet and a draft of 15 feet, giving a minimum freeboard of 5 feet. They are designed to carry 850 tons of pipe on deck. The main engines are by M.A.K. type 6M 453 AK developing 2,100 blip at 600 rpm, with Reintjes reduc- tion gearboxes type SUA 560 giv- ing a propeller speed of 240 rpm.

The reverse controllable pitch pro- pellers will be made by Seffle and the cement tanks by Smatco.

Talbot, Jackson & Associates introduced the owners and the ship- yard in this case, which is a typical example of the service they provide to shipyards wishing to enter the supply vessel market, but having no previous experience of this type of vessel or contact with the mar- ket. In addition to designing the vessels, Talbot, Jackson bring to such a contract their wide knowl- edge of current trends in the Off- shore Oil Industry.

The basis of the design for these ships is the fact that as more and more anchor handling is done by tugs specially designed for the work, there is a growing demand for straight forward supply vessels with a good deadweight and the ability to carry large quantities of pipe on deck, so that they can also be used to supply lay barges.

The ships being built for KS

West Supply A/S have been de- signed to fulfill both roles, having a deadweight of over 1,500 tons and able to carry 850 tons of pipe on deck, with the 20 percent allow- ance required by the Norwegian regulations. The vessels are being built to the requirements of Det norske Veritas and Norwegian Sea

Control.

James Brown & Hamer are a well-known shipbuilding and ship repair establishment in Durban, who have recently built a series of sophisticated freezer trawlers and are at present building a large tug for Safmarine.

Talbot, Jackson & Associates is an offshoot of the well-known Van- couver firm run by Gerald Talbot.

The British office was started two years ago by Christopher West, who trained at Durham with Mr.

Talbot and has spent most of his working life managing shipyards in

Malaya, Canada and the United

Kingdom. The British office was set up to specialize in the design of offshore supply vessels, and to this end Mr. West spent some time aboard various ships, experiencing conditions in the North Sea and witnessing all aspects of the work they undertake.

Talbot, Jackson & Associates

Ltd.'s Canadian office is located at 208 Pemberton Avenue, North

Vancouver, British Columbia. The

United Kingdom office is at 77

Seckford Street, Woodbridge, Suf- folk, England.

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