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Offshore supply vessel Clipper Key West, built by Blount Marine Corporation for

Hamilton, Inc. of Panama City, Fla., is third such vessel constructed by the Rhode

Island yard for the same owner.

Blount Marine Delivers

Offshore Supply Vessel

Blount Marine Corporation of

Warren, R.I. recently delivered the 156-foot offshore supply ves- sel Clipper Key West to Hamil- ton, Inc. of Panama City, Fla.

The vessel admeasures under 200 gross tons, and is equipped to carry up to 600 long tons of com- bined calcium chloride or liquid mud and deck cargo. Clear deck length inboard is 114 feet, with a clear inboard beam of 30 feet 8 inches. Her four mud tanks have a total capacity of 1,800 cubic feet.

Main propulsion is provided by two General Motors 16V149 die- sels developing 1,800 bhp and driving Columbian Bronze stain- less-steel propellers. Two 99-kw generator sets furnish electric power. A 36-inch Murray and

Tregurtha bow thruster is pow- ered by a 210-bhp diesel. On sea trials at full draft, the vessel at- tained a speed of 12 knots.

Steering is S.S.I, electric-hy- draulic with an automatic pilot.

Two radars, Sitex 22 and 23, a

Marconi CH100 SSB radio, Motor- ola Triton VHF radio, Raytheon 6000 Dual C Loran, and Data Ma- rine depth recorders complete the pilothouse equipment.

The Clipper Key West was built under U.S. Coast Guard super- vision for Gulf service, and is classed Maltese Cross A-l by the

American Bureau of Shipping. She joins the supply vessel Clipper

Paradise Island and Clipper Cozu- mel, built by Blount for the same owner.

Norshipco Appoints Two New

Officers, Promotes Five Others

Carlos E. Agnese Frederick A. Ganter Charles H. Eure Jr.

John L. Roper 3rd, president and chief executive officer of

Norshipco, Norfolk, Va., has an- nounced the appointments of two new company officers and promo- tions for five current officers. The new officers are Carlos E. Agnese, assistant vice president of mar- keting and contract administra- tion ; and Frederick A. Ganter, as- sistant vice president and general sales manager. Both Mr. Agnese and Mr. Ganter held previous po- sitions with Norshipco.

Officers promoted include

Charles H. Eure Jr., executive vice president of operations and secretary; R.B. Richardson Jr., executive vice president of fi- nance and risk management; G.W.

Roper II, senior vice president of administration and assistant sec- retary; E.L. Pickler Jr., senior vice president of marketing, sales, engineering, and contract admin- istration; and J.G. Price, senior vice president of production.

Shipbuilders Council Trends And Projections

SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR: TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS 1972-1980 (in millions of dollars except as noted)

ITEM 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978' 1979' 19801

Industry2

Value of work done 3,281 4,825 5,615 5,896 6,461 6,834 6,884 6,724

Total Employment (thousands) ... 144.6 162.2 166.9 166.3 175.5 170.2 155.7 139.0

Production Workers (thousands) 118.0 129.0 133.4 132.1 139.4 135.3 123.8 110.5

Value added 1,881 2,547 2,923 3,287 3,806 3,806 3,834 3,745

Product3

Value of work done total 3,201 4,712 5,513 5,833 6,248 6,629 6,677 6,523

Non-propelled new ships 362 460 643 645 494 662 679 528

Self-propelled new military ships 1,100 1,714 1,768 1,957 2,221 2,349 2,366 2,324

Self-propelled new non-military ships 816 1,290 1,806 1,825 1,893 1,902 1,917 1,881

Repair of military ships 387 533 554 644 741 891 870 925

Repair of non-military ships 484 713 688 715 756 780 800 820

Shipbuilding and repair, n.s.k. 52 2 54 47 143 45 45 45 ' Estimated by Maritime Administration and Shipbuilders Council of America 2 Includes value of all products and services sold by the shipbuilding and repair industry 3 Includes value of work done on ships only n.s.k. — not specified by kind

Source: Bureau of Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Maritime Administration,

Shipbuilders Council of America

PRIVATE SHIPYARD REVENUES: ESTIMATED ANNUAL AVERAGE

January 1, 1980 - December 31, 1984 (millions of dollars)

MERCHANT FLEET

Low

Ship Construction

Tankers $ 80

LNG Carriers 7

Dry Cargo/Other Oceangoing Vessels 85

Small and Nonpropelled Vessels (including barges) 420

Great Lakes Vessels

Ship Repair & Conversion 70

Subtotal $1,425

NAVAL FLEET

Ship Construction & Conversion $1,800

Ship Repair & Alteration 90

Subtotal $2,700

OTHER SHIPWORK

Offshore Drilling Units $ 100

U.S. Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers, Fisheries, etc 8

Subtotal $ 180

Aggregate Total $4,305

High $ 160 150 300 600 150 1,000 $2,360 $2,400 1,300 $3,700 $ 300 125 $ 425 $6,485

Note: Estimates represent average annual dollar receipts for shipyard work exclud- ing value of purchased material and nonship products of builders. They approximate annual average "value of work done" modified to exclude con- tract retentions, claims, etc.

Source: Shipbuilders Council of America.

Literature Available On

Crane Packing's New

Package Seal Design

The compact Type 88 package seal, designed for ease in assem- bly and maintenance without mod- ification of existing equipment, is now available from Crane Packing

Company, Morton Grove, 111. Seal drive is accomplished through set screw or friction drive for posi- tioning seal on shaft or sleeve.

The use of the friction drive mechanism will not damage the shaft, thus preventing any dam- age to the static O-ring on the sleeve I.D. during assembly or disassembly.

Standard construction materials include solid carbon-graphite pri- mary ring interfaced to a solid tungsten carbide mating ring.

All metal hardware is 316 stain- less steel, with Cabot Hastelloy™ springs and DuPont Viton™ sec- ondary seals. Other metallurgy and elastomeric materials are available for varying operating conditions. Optional primary and mating ring face materials pro- vide higher pressure capabilities and withstand abrasive applica- tions.

For further information and a copy of Bulletin S-3032, write to

William S. Rudin, Dept. MR,

Crane Packing Company, 6400

Oakton Street, Morton Grove, 111. 60053. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News