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Norwegian Firm Orders

Four Offshore Supply Vessels

From Mangone Of Texas

Fred Olsen and Company, one of the world's largest drilling and shipping firms, has selected Mangone Shipbuilding of Hous- ton, Texas, to build four new tug-supply ves- sels for its rugged North Sea operations.

Olsen is headquartered in Oslo and becomes the third Norwegian firm to contract for the tug-supply ships from Mangone.

The four vessels are already under con- struction, Mangone vice president and gen- eral manger Don Godeau reports. They in- clude two 185-foot ships to be delivered in

October and December, and two 213-foot vessels to be delivered in May and September of 1975.

Olsen's two 185-foot ships will have an approximate 10,000-mile range, 15-knot cruising speed, and 30-day working capacity.

The ships sleep 26 people. They will be pow- ered by two 2,875-hp General Motors EMD 16-645 E-5 diesel engines, with auxiliary power supplied by two Detroit Diesel gen- erator sets rated at 125-kw each, and an ad- ditional 150-kw generator. They will have a 38-foot beam, 16-foot depth, and 13-foot draft.

The trend in tug-supply vessels is toward larger, more versatile ships. Mr. Godeau predicted several years ago that tug-supply vessels would go over 200 feet. The two 213- foot ships for Olsen and Company will have additional deck cargo capacity, extra cement- carrying capacity, expanded range and work- ing capacity, 7,000 horsepower, maintaining the high Mangone standards of ruggedness and maneuverability. The new 213-foot ves- sels will meet both NSC and SOLAS require- ments.

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The project, which is expected to cost around $34 million will include a drydock about 1,148 feet long and 203 feet wide. In addi- tion, an approximately 1,247-foot wharf will be constructed alongside, while the project also includes cranes which will be built in the drydocks themselves.

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