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Swiftships Delivers GM-Powered

Utility Boat To CO-MAR

Swiftships, Inc. of Morgan City,

La., has announced the comple- tion of a twin-screw, 115-foot steel utility boat named C/Major.

This vessel is the second in a se- ries of five contracted for by CO-

MAR Offshore Corporation, also of Morgan City.

The C/Major was designed to

CO-MAR's specifications for rug- ged use serving offshore oil rigs.

According to Paul Haines, presi- dent of CO-MAR, "We are de- lighted to work with a company that can adapt its boats to our particular needs. The versatility

Swiftships demonstrates is di- rectly attributable to their expe- rience in designing and building top quality boats."

Approved by the United States

Coast Guard, the C/Major car- ries a propulsion system that combines two GM Detroit Diesel 12V149N engines, each rated 675 bhp at 1,800 rpm, with Twin Disc reduction gears to give the craft a trial speed of 13 knots. Two

Delco 40-kw generators are driv- en by Detroit Diesel 4-71 engines.

The vessel's cargo deck is 50 by 21 feet, which allows a cargo capacity of 101 long tons above deck and 106 long tons below. It carries 24,200 gallons of fuel and 34,000 gallons potable water, both of which are transferable, and can house a five-man crew plus transport 17 other persons.

The vessel is certified for 200

Rugged utility vessel C/Major was completed recently by Swiftships for CO-MAR

Offshore Corporation. The 115-foot craft is powered by twin Detroit Diesel 16V149N engines with total output of 1,350 bhp. miles offshore. Its beam is 26 feet 6 inches, and the depth is 11 feet.

It draws a maximum of 9 feet 9 inches fully loaded. Two 54 by 46-inch, four-blade bronze wheels were supplied by Columbian.

The electronics, supplied by

Bibbins & Rice, include: a Furuno

FR-711 radar; two radiotele- phones, a Drake TRM-1 SSB and a Drake MRT-55 VHF; a 9,900

Loran by Texas Instruments; and

Impulse 600 depth sounder; a YB- 500 compass by Ritchie, and an

Encoder-Necode 321AR.

The seaworthy craft is out- fitted with full firefighting capa- bilities, including monitor, life- saving gear, and air-conditioning and heating throughout. It also features a complement of other navigational and safety equip- ment.

Having passed rigorous ma- neuvering tests and various other shakedown routines, the C/Major has begun operations for the pe- troleum industry in the Gulf of

Mexico.

James Thompsen Heads

Marketing Of Woolsey

Commercial Products

James A. Thompsen has been appointed national marketing manager, commercial products, for Woolsey Marine, according to

Seth R. Schneible, vice president of the 127-year-old marine coat- ings firm.

James A. Thompsen

In his new post Mr. Thompsen will direct sales and marketing of the complete line of Woolsey coat- ings for marine applications in the United States and overseas.

Prior to joining Woolsey Ma- rine, Mr. Thompsen was mar- keting vice president of Jackson

Engineering Shipyard on Staten

Island, N.Y. In 1974 he founded and headed Thompsen Marine,

Inc., a New York supply firm that subsequently was sold to outside interests. Earlier he held man- agement positions with Hempel

Paint Corporation, Cabot Corpo- ration, and Amerace Corporation.

Mr. Thompsen is a graduate of the U.S. Maritime Academy and attended the Armed Forces Col- lege and City College of New

York. He is a member of The So- ciety of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers, the United

States Naval Institute and The

Propeller Club of the United

States.

He is the author of more than 20 technical papers and industrial magazine articles. His work with

U.S. Government agencies includ- ed technical research and devel- opment of plastic products and coatings for nuclear submarines, merchant and naval vessels.

Sun Ship To Focus

On Ship Repair Work

Sun Company said that after a year-long analysis of the mar- ket for new ships and the com- petitive position of its Sun Ship subsidiary, the yard will with- draw from new ship construction activities and redirect its Chester,

Pa., operations to a ship repair and industrial products facility.

Sun Ship president Robert Camp- bell said the transition would last approximately 18 months as the yard's current new ship con- struction backlog is completed, and would eventually reduce Sun

Ship's employment from its cur- rent 4,200 to approximately 1,100 persons.

There has been a general de- cline in new ship construction in the past 10 years, according to

Mr. Campbell, and market projec- tions indicate that this decline will continue. In addition to a poor market showing no signs of future growth, he stated that Sun

Ship is no longer competitive in the industry, as in recent years the yard has required consider- ably more man-hours to build comparable ships than Sun's com- petitors. Mr. Campbell said that while his company had posted large financial losses in recent years, the ship repair and indus- trial products parts of the busi- ness have been encouraging. "Our studies have shown," Mr.

Campbell said, "that while we clearly cannot be a profitable par- ticipant in the new ship business, the future markets for ship re- pair and industrial products such as heavy steel fabrication and machining can be stable and prof- itable, and we intend to work to- ward that goal. Our presence in

Chester will be reduced from what we are today, but we will continue to strive to maintain what we hope will be a healthier presence in the future."

Robert Scott Named

Assistant Vice President

Of Gibbs & Cox, Inc.

James J. Convy, chairman of the board of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., a leading independent naval ar- chitectural firm, recently an- nounced the appointment of Rob- ert J. Scott as assistant vice pres- ident. He is also assistant head of the Washington Division, which provides engineering serv- ices to the U.S. Navy, Depart- ment of Energy, and other gov- ernment and private clients.

Mr. Scott received his BS and

MS degrees in naval architecture from the University of Michigan, and has been with Gibbs & Cox for more than 21 years. During this time, he has served the com- pany in many technical and man- agement capacities. Since his as- signment to the Washington Di- vision, Mr. Scott's project man- agement responsibilities have included early-phase design stud- ies of advanced Naval combat- ants, and ocean engineering studies related to ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) and other offshore systems. His re- sponsibilities as assistant vice president include overall office management, client liaison, and maintenance of technical quality.

Mr. Scott is currently chairman of the Chesapeake Section, SNA-

ME, and chairman, Ocean Energy

Committee, Marine Technology

Section.

SUNY Maritime College

Gets $2,000 Grant From

Gulf Oil Foundation

The Maritime College at Fort

Schuyler Foundation recently re- ceived a $2,000 Departmental As- sistance Grant from Gulf Oil

Foundation. School officials said the grant will be used for the Ed- ucation Development Program of the College.

The purpose of Departmental

Assistance Grants is to further special projects proposed by spe- cific departments in colleges and universities. In addition to de- partment assistance grants, other phases of Gulf's Aid to Educa- tion Program include undergrad- uate scholarships, graduate fel- lowships, employee gift matching, capital grants, and various spe- cial grants.

The check was presented to

Adm. Sheldon H. Kinney, presi- dent of State University of New

York Maritime College, by Don- ald C. Krom, Marine Department of Gulf Trading and Transporta- tion Company. Mr Krom is a 1959 graduate of the Maritime College. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News