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Matson Asks Title XI

To Build Containership

Matson Navigation Company,

San Francisco, Calif., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in the financing of one containership, to be named Kauai. The vessel will be 720 feet 5 inches in length, 34,700 displacement tons at 31- foot draft, and have a sustained sea speed of 23 knots at 29 feet 6 inches draft. It is designed to carry 911 twenty-four-foot con- tainers, 174 forty-foot containers, and 36 twenty-seven-foot contain- ers, including 302 refrigerated containers. There will be provision for additional 40-foot or 27-foot containers in lieu of 24-foot con- tainers, and provision to carry about 2,400 long tons of molasses.

The applicant has indicated the vessel is intended for commercial use in foreign or domestic com- merce, with its expected employ- ment to be in service between

California and Hawaii.

The Title XI guarantee would be for $65 million, which repre- sents 87V2 percent of the esti- mated actual cost of the vessel.

Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock

Co., Chester, Pa., is the proposed shipbuilder.

American Marine

Applies For Title XI

To Build Crewboats

American Marine Services, Inc.,

Lake Charles, La., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in the financing of two crewboats. The guarantee would be for $367,500, which represents 87 V2 percent of the estimated actual cost of the vessels. Dravo SteelShip Corpora- tion, is the proposed shipbuilder.

General Electric Gets $50-Million Gas Turbine

Contract For Navy Ships

Bath Iron Works has placed an order of $50 million with General

Electric for the company's LM- 2500 marine gas turbines to power the U.S. Navy's Oliver Hazard

Perry-Class guided missile frig- ates.

The contract was announced by

O.R. Bonner, general manager,

Marine and Industrial Projects

Department, Evendale, Ohio.

The Perry Class has been pro- posed as a fleet in excess of 50 ships, all powered by the General

Electric LM2500 gas turbines.

Each FFG-7 Class, 3,700-ton frigate utilizes two LM2500 gas turbines. Mr. Bonner states that the General Electric LM2500 en- gine is designed to provide low operating costs, long life, and high reliability.

The LM2500 has a 37 percent peak engine thermal efficiency, with a 21 to 27 percent lower fuel consumption rate than earlier generation powerplants. The LM- 2500 also utilizes up to 45 percent less airflow than gas turbines in the same horsepower class.

The high-pressure turbine op- erates at some 200 degrees centi- grade higher than previous en- gines, yet with advanced air- cooling techniques, the turbine metals operate cooler than earlier uncooled engines. Longer metal life and improved gas cycle ef- ficiency are the results.

Compared to GE's TF39 and

CF6 aircraft engines, the LM2500 operates at 30 percent lower pres- sure and 110 degrees centigrade lower temperature. These lower operating parameters further im- prove parts life and maintenance costs.

The LM2500 was also selected by the U.S. Navy to power their 30 Spruance-Class destroyers and six Patrol Hydrofoil ships.

The LM2500 provides the pro- pulsion for 118 ships in 11 navies around the world.

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