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SALTWATER COAL BULK CARRIERWfc^

Universal American BargeCorp-

ByBAY SHIPBUILDING CORP sturgeon BAY WI

SUBSIDIARY of THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.

Among those present at recent keel-laying at Bay Shipbuilding were (L to R): Comdr.

L. Murdock, USCG; R. Miller, vice president, Engineering, BSC; George R. Knight Jr.,

J.J. McMullen Associates; Lt. Comdr. F. Owens, USCG; F. Kolbeck, manager-con- tracts, BSC; W. Shattuck, owner; K. Meyer, owner; A. Zuehlke, president, BSC;

J. Notter, owner; H. Taylor, ABS; R. Hynds, owner's representative; G. Geiger, vice president and general manager, BSC; and R. Aiken, operations manager, BSC.

BSC Lays Keel For Bulk Barge

The keel for Hull 729 was laid recently at Bay Shipbuilding Cor- poration (BSC), Sturgeon Bay,

Wis. The oceangoing bulk cargo barge is being built for Universal

American Barge Corporation,

Greenwich, Conn. This will be the first vessel built for Universal

American by BSC.

The 550-foot by 78-foot tug notch barge will be used as a bulk cargo carrier handling coal and other bulk cargoes. Cargo capacity will be 33,000 short tons of coal. The stern will be fitted with a deep notch to accommo- date a tug of 7,200 bhp. Bay

Shipbuilding has responsibility for vessel design, and will deliver the barge to Universal American

Barge Corporation in August 1981.

Attending the ceremony were the owners and their represent- ative and design agent, repre- sentatives of the American Bu- reau of Shipping and U.S. Coast

Guard, and Bay Shipbuilding management personnel. This will be one of five oceangoing tug notch barges recently built or contracted by Bay Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of The Manitowoc

Company, Inc.

Sperry Gets $7-Million

Navy Award For Work

On FFG Modifications

Sperry Corporation, Sperry Sys- tems Management, Great Neck,

N.Y., is being awarded a $7,014,- 498 modification to a previously awarded cost plus award fee con- tract for FFG-7 (guided-missile frigate) class ships characteris- tics changes. The Naval Sea Sys- tems Command is the contracting activity. (N00024-80-C-7062)

New Hercules Brochure

Describes Advantages

Of Chlorinated Rubber

Hercules Incorporated, Wil- mington, Del., offers a six-page brochure in color on the advan- tages of Parlon® chlorinated rub- ber as an important raw material in paint formulations to offset the effects of acids, alkalies, salts, fungi, fresh and salt water. Fea- tures of Parlon described in the brochure include chemical inert- ness, low moisture permeability, nontoxicity, nonsupport of fungus and mold growths, nonfiamma- bility, excellent adhesion to most substrates and primers, quick dry- ing, and ease of application.

Paints based on Parlon are noted for their ability to combat corrosion in industrial equipment and facilities, the brochure points out. Multi-panel photographic ev- idence of extensive tests made on the principal generic types of maintenance finishes under ex- posure conditions illustrate the brochure. Pictured are applica- tions where maintenance paints based on Parlon chlorinated rub- ber not only economically pre- serve and protect structures and equipment but also maintain their functions and improve their ap- pearances.

For a free copy of "Corrosion

Protection" with Parlon,

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Linden Asks Title XI For $8.4-Million Tug/Supply

Boat—McDermott To Build

Linden, Inc., Suite 201, Car- ondelet Street, New Orleans, La. 70130, has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of a 180-foot, 2,500- horsepower tug-supply vessel.

McDermott, Inc., New Iberia,

La., is the proposed builder. The diesel-powered vessel would be op- erated in the Gulf of Mexico.

If approved, Title XI financing would cover $6,356,000 or 75 per- cent of the estimated actual cost of $8,475,436. No delivery date has been set.

Johnson Named Manager

Of Shipyard Systems For

Hydranautics Hydraulic

John M.Johnson

John M. Johnson has been pro- moted to manager of shipyard systems for Hydranautics Hy- draulic Systems, according to Ed

Krabacher, executive vice presi- dent and general manager. In his new position, Mr. Johnson will be responsible for sales, product de- velopment, and customer service of Hydranautics shipyard and construction equipment, both for- eign and domestic.

Mr. Johnson joined the firm in 1974 and was program manager for Hydranautics before being ap- pointed to his new position. As program manager, he was respon- sible for the fulfillment of as- signed contracts, including the supervision of installation and commissioning of shiplift, Trans-

Lift™, ship extrustion, and trans- fer systems around the world.

His experience includes being pro- gram manager for the first hy- draulic shiplift in Korea, and the world's largest hydraulic shiplift elevator (approximately 100 feet by 570 feet) for ships up to 30,000 dwt.

Prior to joining Hydranautics

Hydraulic Systems, Mr. Johnson was responsible for program and schedule control for Aero Space- lines, Inc. His experience also in- cludes being on the aerodynamics staff involved with wind tunnel work for Boeing.

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