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metric Consultant, Inc., should be of greater significance to de- signers.

The activities described here- in require constant information exchanges with many people throughout the world. As a con- sequence the research manage- ment receives numerous requests for shipbuilding information. In a recent one-week period, non- shipbuilders who inquired included the University of Mississippi, two naval architects, and three sup- pliers.

Regarding suppliers, assistance is freely given, provided: a sup- plier's product would permit a significant net decrease in the re- quired shipbuilding resources, i.e., manpower, material, facilities and time, and no proprietary informa- tion is involved so that every- thing may be freely distributed in the U.S. shipbuilding industry.

Finally, there is still another benefit to all parties in the ship- building process. A valuable and real end product of the National

Shipbuilding Research Program is not specified anywhere. That is, in addition to producing specified end products, the Program has caused experts in various disci- plines to acquire detailed know- ledge of ships and the shipbuild- ing process. They comprise a tremendous potential for even greater advances.

British Rail Awards

Ferry Contract To

Harland And Wolff

Harland and Wolff shipyard in

Belfast, Northern Ireland, is to build a new $21-million ferry ship for operation on the British Rail

Irish Sea service between Larne and Stranraer.

The 7,000-ton multipurpose ves- sel has been designed to carry 600 passengers in addition to 300 motor cars, or 60 commercial ve- hicles (or a mixture of both). She will have a crew of 59.

In order to speed the loading and unloading of vehicles for the short sea route, the new ferry will be fitted with two vehicle decks which can be operated si- multaneously. Vehicles will be laded via a double-decker loading ramp located at the bow of the ship.

The ferry will be powered by two medium-speed diesel engines driving twin variable-pitch pro- pellers. She will also be fitted with twin bow thruster propel- lers, twin stern rudders and fin stabilizers.

The vessel is due to be deliv- ered to British Rail in time for operation on the route during the peak summer period of 1979.

With an overall length of 423 feet (128.8 meters), the new ship will have a service speed of 19 knots. Because it will have a greater draft of 15 feet (4.57 meters) than vessels currently using Stranraer Harbour in Scot-

November 1, 1977 land, dredging work will be nec- essary. In addition, a new berth for the ship will be constructed.

Total cost of this work will be over $6,000,000.

A British Rail shipping serv- ice has been operated between

Stranraer and Larne since 1862.

Currently on the service are two multipurpose vessels, the Antrim

Princess and Ailsa Princess, and two chartered freight ships.

BR also operates services on five other Irish Sea routes.

NAV-COM Selected By

ITT Decca Marine

NAV-COM Incorporated of

North Lindenhurst, N.Y., has an- nounced their appointment as a sales and service dealer for ITT

Decca Marine, Inc. of Palm Coast,

Fla.

According to NAV-COM's pres- ident Gerald A. Gutman, the com- pany will provide sales and serv- ice support of ITT Decca prod- ucts in the Port of New York and

Long Island. With its extensive experience in electronic commu- nications and navigation systems,

NAV-COM will strengthen the

ITT Decca Marine Support Net- work. ITT Decca Marine is a major supplier of marine radar, loran, radiotelephones, depth re- corders and related equipment.

For further information, con- tact NAV-COM Incorporated, 2

Hicks Street, North Lindenhurst,

N.Y. 11757.

INTERLAKE'S

GIANT TWINS RELY ON

K A ME WA CONTROLLABLE PITCH

PROPELLERS AND THROSTERS

FOR MANENVERARILITY

MARINE DIVISION 17

Sistership to the BARKER, the 59,000 gross ton capacity M/V MESABI MINER entered service in

June 1977. ^^es, I'd like to know how it's done. Please forward information on KaMeWa controllable | pitch propellers and thrusters.

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Street

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With the delivery of 58,558 gross tons of iron ore pellets to Indiana Harbor, Indiana, the 1000-foot

M/V JAMES R. BARKER set the current cargo record for this trade.

Power and accurate speed control are the only answers to maneuvering these giants of

Pickands Mather's Interlake

Fleet while making unassisted dockings and undockings.

Twinscrew KaMeWa control- lable pitch propellers rated at 8000 HP each and a 1500 HP

KaMeWa bow thruster, all bridge controlled, make these evolutions routine.

If you'd like to know how it's done, simply send the coupon to Ole H.

Midttun, Sales Manager, Bird-Johnson

Company, 110 Norfolk Street, Walpole, Mas- sachusetts 02081, or call (617) 668-9610.