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Powered by twin GM16V-149TI main engines, the 180-foot supply vessel Lillian

Pelham was built by Halter Marine for Pelham Marine.

Halter Delivers 180-Foot Offshore

Supply Boat To Pelham Marine

Halter Marine, Inc., New Or- leans, La., recently delivered the 180-foot supply vessel Lillian Pel- ham to her owners Pelham Ma- rine, Inc. of New Orleans, La.

The all-steel supply boat car- ries 3,600 cubic feet of dry bulk mud in four Smatco vertical tanks and 73,000 gallons of liquid mud in two additional tanks.

The Lillian Pelham measures 180 feet in length, 40 feet in beam and 14 feet in depth. She is under 300 gross tons.

The vessel has a speed of 12 knots powered by her two GM16V- 149TI diesel engines driving through Reintjes WAV800 re- verse reduction gears with a ratio of 6:1. Maneuverability is en- hanced by a 300-hp Murray and

Tregurtha bowthruster driven by a GM8V-71N diesel engine.

The steering system is electro- hydraulic with five control sta- tions. Two 125-kw generators driven by GM8V-71 diesels pro- vide ample electric power for ship's services.

The wheelhouse is equipped with Decca RM914c radar, Drake

TRM-1 SSB radio, Drake VHF radio, Raytheon DE731 depth sounder, Epsco model 5070 Loran

C, Sperry MK37 gyrocompass and a Ritchie 6-inch magnetic com- pass.

The Lillian Pelham has capac-

New England Section

SNAME Hosts Student

Section Guests

The New England Section of

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its fifth meeting of the 1979-80 pro- gram year recently at the United

States Coast Guard Academy in

New London, Conn. Over 90 mem- bers and guests were in attend- ance, including a large contingent of cadets from both the Coast

Guard Academy and the Maine

Maritime Academy Student Sec- tions. The establishment of these

Student Sections was formally recognized by the presentation of cerificates to Student Section of- ficers by the chairman David

Zoller.

The technical program for the evening included the presentation of a paper and a demonstration of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's

Circulating Water Channel. This new test facility has a test section 12 feet long by 4 feet wide by 2 feet deep. The paper was authored by Lt. Comdr. Warren Colburn,

USCG, Comdr. William Simpson,

USCG, and Vernon Phelps of the

University of Michigan.

Commander Simpson discussed ities for 100,000 gallons of fuel oil, 2,800 gallons of lube oil, 13,- 000 gallons of potable water and 125,000 gallons of ballast water.

The vessel is ABS classed, A-l,

Maltese Cross, AMS full ocean towing, Circle E and is U.S. Pub- lic Health approved.

She was built by Halter Ma- rine's Moss Point, Miss., Division, one of 10 shipyards owned and operated by Halter in the South- eastern United States. the formation of the preliminary design requirements and estab- lishment of the basic character- istics for the water channel. The objective was to design and con- struct a free surface circulating water channel to help meet the basic educational need of under- graduate level cadets in the Ma- rine and Ocean Engineering Pro- gram at the Academy. The pri- mary use of the facility was to be in the area of ship model testing, fluid mechanics, and spe- cial projects such as qualitative research in the areas of buoy testing and ship maneuverability studies. A general description, in- cluding slides, was given of the as-built facility.

Lt. Comdr. Colburn described present uses of the facility. He discussed the channel flow char- acteristics and presented slides showing the velocity distributions at various cross sections. Cadets

Mark Steinhilber and Richard

Burt were next introduced to de- scribe the Sailing Yacht Hydro- dynamics Test Apparatus which was demonstrated in the Circu- lating Water Channel.

The free surface circulating water channel has proven to be a valuable addition to the under- graduate program at the Coast

Guard Academy. One of the best features of the channel is the straightforward, easy operation of the channel, which allows un- supervised operation by the stu- dents.

Schroder Bellows Offers

Propulsion Control

Systems Brochure

Schrader Bellows Division of

Scoville, Inc. recently published a new four-color brochure on their

Propulsion Control Systems.

Their Mariner Speed King Con- trols and Systems promise smooth power transmission, non-stalling engine operation, and extremely fast response time.

The control valves used in the clutch control panel employ the time-tested and reliable Valvaire

Speed King Valve components.

The heart of the system is a tape machined manifold providing pro- grammable pneumatic circuitry.

For complete details and a free copy of the Mariner Speed King

Catalog, write John L. Smith,

Schrader Bellows, Dept. MR, 200

West Exchange Street, Akron,

Ohio 44309.

Scheduled repairs

Highly competitive pricing is only one reason to check out the Halifax Shipyards

Take advantage of the Canadian currency exchange situation. Invite our bid on your next scheduled repair, and come on over and see how much you'll get for your money. The Halifax Shipyards can handle vessels to approximately 30.000 dwt.. with two dry docks up to 600' (185 m), and three berths up to 850' (259 m). Water depth at the yard is 30' (9.15 m), 100" (30.5 m) in the channel.

Halifax Harbour is open, ice-free, all year 'round. There's a 200-year tradition of craftsmanship and marine skills here, and we're geared up for service around the clock.

The new management is totally committed to ship repair, both scheduled and emergency, offering quality, speed and efficiency.

Low cost is just an added bonus.

The Halifax Shipyards is owned and operated by

Halifax .Industries Limited. General Manager, Boston

Halifax Shipyards: F'ieter Nieuwburg.

Halifax u^u

New

York

HALIFAX SHIPYARDS

P.O. Box 1477. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 5H7

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