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BEFORE —As general cargo ships, vessels had LOA of 511.80 feet, dwt of 16,900. AFTER - Converted ships are 592.92 feet LOA, 15,000 dwt, capacity of 800 TEUs.

Cadiz Yard Of AESA Delivers

Three Containership Conversions

Wesley D. Wheeler Associates,

Ltd. of New York, exclusive agents in the U.S. for Astilleros

Espanoles, S.A. (AESA), has an- nounced the recent delivery of three major containership con- versions by the Spanish ship- builder's Cadiz yard. The vessels are owned by United Arab Ship- ping Company of Kuwait.

Three 16,900-dwt general cargo ships—the A1 Ahmadiah, A1 Ru- maithiah, and A1 Shamiah—had their entire cargo sections re- moved and replaced with com- plete new midbodies, which are outfitted for the stowage of eith- er 20-foot or 40-foot containers in a cell guide system specially designed by AESA-Puerto Real.

The new midbodies extend the vessels' length by 24.726 meters (81.126 feet), while maintaining the original beam and depth. The new deadweight is 15,000 tons.

Keeping the vessels' original 21.80-meter (71.52-foot) beam necessitated the addition of 4,500 metric tons of cast iron ingot ballast in each ship, surrounded by a high-density, pumpable gel having anticorrosive and anti- bacteria properties.

Classed by Lloyd's Register of

Shipping, the converted vessels have an overall length of 194.326 meters, length BP of 180.726 me- ters, and depth of 13.20 meters (about 637.54/592.93/43.31 feet).

Their new draft is 9.50 meters (31.17 feet). Powered by the orig- inal 12,000-bhp, single-acting, two-cycle diesel engines built by the Bryansk Engine Works in

Russia, the vessels have a service speed of approximately 18.5 knots. The original ships were constructed at the Nosenko Ship- yard in Nikolayev, U.S.S.R., in 1968-70.

New features of these vessels include 16 AESA/MacGregor pon- toon hatch covers in each ship, and a modern heel control system that is actuated by a large-capac- ity pump rated at 1,150 cubic me- ters per hour at a seven-meter water head. This system can com- pensate for up to 60 tons of cargo placed as far as 9.7 meters off the vessel's center line. It responds within 90 seconds, limiting the vessel's heel to within five de- grees port or starboard.

Provision has been made to accommodate 100 40-foot deck reefer containers, for which deck receptacles are provided. For these reefer containers, power is furnished by three additional

Ruston/GEL, 938-kva 380-volt generators, complete with switch- board.

Smoke detecting and C02 fire fighting systems supplied by John

Kert, Liverpool, are installed in the wheelhouse. The wheelhouse was raised one level for better visibility over the deck contain- ers. This necessitated relocation of all the navigation equipment.

One of the advantages of the

Cadiz yard is its proximity to

AESA's newbuilding yard at

Puerto Real, where 1,200-ton lifts are possible in the drydock and wet basin, as well as the avail- ability of extensive engineering and technical services. trawl winches have a drum ca- pacity of 520 fathoms, and were supplied by Hathaway Machine of Fairhaven, Mass.

Included in the electronics (supplied by Graham Marine Elec- tronics of Gloucester) are two

Furuno radars—FR1011 and FR 701, one Furuno CC200 Loran C, one Northstar 6000 Loran C, two

SI-TEX HE-353 depth finders, one

Modus 24 SSB radio, and two

Modar 55/75 VHF radios.

Other equipment includes three 3-inch Marlowe bilge, ballast, and wash-down pumps; Thermo-King fish hold freezer system; Foster galley refrigeration; Sperry auto- pilot; and Wagner hydraulic steering.

This vessel is the second deliv- ered by G&W Industries for New

England owners. The Cleveland yard has been serving Great

Lakes marine operators as a voy- age repair and conversion facility for more than 30 years.

Saint John Yard Selects

Sperry, And Gibbs & Cox

For Frigate Design Team

Saint John Shipbuilding and

Dry Dock Company, Ltd., Saint

John, New Brunswick, which was selected by the Canadian Govern- ment as one of two finalists in the

Canadian Patrol Frigate program, has announced the principal mem- bers of its team who will partic- ipate in the program's contract definition studies.

Andrew A. McArthur, presi- dent of the Saint John Company, said Saint John will be the prime contractor, with overall respon- sibility for the program. The

Sperry Systems Management Di- vision of Sperry Inc. of Canada will serve as principal subcon- tractor, with responsibility for the combat and electronic sys- tems design and integration.

Saint John Marine Consultants

Ltd. will handle ship design, with

Gibbs & Cox serving as naval ar- chitects.

Sperry Inc. previously an- nounced the signing of a memo- randum of understanding with

Spar Aerospace Limited of To- ronto to establish "a continuing business relationship" to pursue contracts for "life cycle support of military and commercial air- craft and ships." Spar will play a major role in development of the patrol frigate program through that relationship with Sperry,

Mr. McArthur said.

Following these one-year defi- nition phase studies, the Canadi- an Government will select the proposal of one of the two final- ists, and will award a subsequent contract for the implementation of the $2.3-billion (Canadian) program to build the first six pa- trol frigates.

Caterpillar-Powered Trawler

Completed By G&W Industries

The fishing trawler Andromeda was delivered recently by G&W

Industries, Inc. of Cleveland. De- signed by John W. Gilbert As- sociates of Boston and built for Busty and Peter Moceri of

Gloucester, Mass., the vessel will be used for North Atlantic ground fishing.

Andromeda has an overall length of 96 feet, beam of 24 feet 9 inches, and depth of 12 feet 8 inches. The fish hold, which is lined with stainless steel, has a capacity of 4,300 cubic feet.

Freshwater capacity is 3,200 gal- lons, and fuel oil 11,000 gallons.

The main engine is a Caterpil- lar model 398 rated 850 bhp at 1,225 rpm. The 55-kw generators are powered by Caterpillar 3304 diesels. Both were supplied by

Ohio Machinery Company of

Cleveland. The AITH hydraulic

Shown departing from Cleveland for builder's trials, Cat-powered fishing trawler

Andromeda was built by G&W Industries of Cleveland, designed by John W. Gilbert. 32 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News