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Crowley Subsidiary Asks

Title XI On Five Barges

To Cost Of $26.5 Million

The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an ap- plication by Trailer Marine Trans- port Corporation, a subsidiary of

Crowley Maritime Corporation,

San Francisco, for Title XI fi- nancing to aid in construction of five deck-cargo barges. The barges measure 400 feet in length, have a beam of 99 feet 6 inches, and a draft of 25 feet. They are in- tended for use primarily in the

U.S. West Coast and Alaska trade.

Two barges are being built at

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San

Francisco, and three are being built by FMC Corporation, Port- land, Ore. Two have already been delivered, the others are sched- uled to be delivered by mid-1981.

The Title XI guarantee covers $23,162,000, or 871- percent of the estimated cost of $26,471,945.

Fischer Named Sales Vice

President-New York

For Savannah Shipyard with a yoke that provides over- head, bulkhead, or tabletop mounting flexibility.

The large, two-line LED pres- entation clearily details the nav- igation data required to effici- ently and safely sail anywhere in the world. Tracor chose the LED display because of fewer compo- nents and less power required, the LED display has an inherent reliability. Second, the Tracor Po- laris LED display can be read from across the bridge. Finally, only the necessary data is shown for clarity and simplicity. Other navigation data is instantly avail- able at a touch of a button, but is not continuously displayed.

Polaris only draws 1.5 amps at 12 volts. The navigation program for Polaris is based upon the

Tracor SatNav II, which has re- ceived international type approv- als from Det norske Veritas, Nor- wegian Maritime Directorate, and

Swiss PTT.

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Warren H. Fischer

David H. Green, president of

Savannah Shipyard Company, re- cently announced the appoint- ment of Warren H. Fischer as vice president, sales. Mr. Fischer is a former Naval officer. He is a member of The Society of Na- val Architects and Marine Engi- neers. He will maintain the com- pany's New York office at 74

Trinity Place, Suite 1800; (212) 432-0350.

Savannah Shipyard Company, a subsidiary of Aegis Corpora- tion, is a full service overhaul, repair and conversion facility lo- cated in Savannah, Ga.

Tracor Introduces New

Satellite Navigator —Literature Available

Tracor has introduced a new

Satellite Navigator. Named after the North Star and the subma- rines which first tested the Trans- it system, the Polaris SatNav is a full-feature, total-performance system at a competitive price. Its housing is sleek yet functional

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