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ASNE Northern New England

Section Hears Gas Turbine Report

The Northern New England Section of the

American Society of Naval Engineers held its first meeting of the new season at the

Commissioned Officers Club, Naval Shipyard,

Portsmouth, N.H. The featured speaker for the technical session was Robert Reid, who gave a slide presentation titled "Operating

Experience of the LM2500 Gas Turbine in

Navy Ships."

The LM2500 gas turbine has been in serv- ice in the U.S. Navy since 1975 as the main propulsion engine for the Spruance Class (DD-963) destroyers and the FFG-7 Class frigates. It is being used in the ships of 11 navies around the world, and is now opera-

Section chairman Capt. Phil O'Connell (left) and guest speaker Robert Reid, at first meeting of the Northern

New England Section of ASNE. tional in 37 U.S. Naval vessels ranging from 230 tons up to 24,000 tons.

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Some of the features of the LM2500 that make it an attractive propulsion package include quick start-up, fast throttle response, rapid engine replacement, and a wide range of output horsepower.

The following officers and committee chair- men will lead the Section during the 1980-81 year: Capt. Phil O'Connell, chairman; Philip

V. Johnson, vice-chairman; Terry Hardy, secretary; Gerald Gouveia, treasurer; Harold

F. Neville Jr., Robert I. Hockenhull, and

Burton K. Murdock, councilmen; Richard

Brooks, Arrangements Committee chairman;

Bill Turner, Membership Committee chair- man; and John C. DeWitt, Publicity Com- mittee chairman.

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Dravo SteelShip Corporation has an- nounced the recent completion and delivery of nine 48-foot pilot boats for the Panama

Canal Commission. The single-screw pilot launches have all been delivered to the Canal

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