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Tankships for construction of up to five Ingram Class product car- riers. NASSCO has received firm commitments for two of these vessels. American Tankships still has the right under the contract to cancel any of the remaining three vessels up to stated dates between now and June 1982.

The vessels will incorporate the most modern equipment available and will meet the latest safety and environmental protection standards, including double bot- toms, a clean segregated ballast system, an inert gas system, a sewage treatment plant, collision- avoidance radar, and a backup steering system.

Bryant Named Manager Of

McGraw-Edison's New

Marine Marketing Dept.

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Fred G. Bryant

The Service Group of McGraw-

Edison Company recently an- nounced the establishment of its

Marine Marketing Department with headquarters in Fairfield,

N.J. McGraw-Edison Service is a new force in the marine equip- ment repair field, combining the mechanical repair capabilities of

Worthington Service with the electric repair capabilities of Na- tional Electric Coil.

The Service Group maintains service shops in many major cit- ies with particular marine loca- tions in Seattle, Portland, San

Francisco, La Mirada, Calif.,

Baton Rouge, Fort Lauderdale,

Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, Bal- timore, Fairfield, N.J., and Bos- ton. The service centers spe- cialize in the repair of marine mechanical equipment such as pumps, compressors, turbines, heat exchangers, and valves, and electrical equipment such as mo- tors, generators, and controllers.

Fred G. Bryant has been ap- pointed manager of marine mar- keting with offices in Fairfield.

He started his career with Worth- ington Corporation in 1951 as a design engineer. Prior to his re- cent appointment with McGraw-

Edison Service, he had been a sales engineer and manager of

Navy prime contract sales with

Worthington Pump Corporation.

Three New Technical

Reports Available From

Ship Structure Committee

The Ship Structure Committee, an Interagency Advisory Commit- tee dedicated to improving the structure of ships, has recently published three new technical re- ports that are available free of charge.

SSC-297, "Evaluation of Liquid

Dynamic Loads in Slack LNG

Cargo Tanks," presents a review of worldwide scale model sloshing data and reduces the data to a common format for the purpose of design load coefficients. Addi- tional scale model laboratory ex- periments have been conducted to supplement the available model sloshing data.

SSC-298, "Investigation of

Steels for Improved Weldability in Ship Construction—Phase 1," is the initial effort of an ongoing project to minimize heat affected zone and weld-metal property de- gradation for high deposition rate welding. Two production steels and 20 laboratory heats of steels of various chemical compositions have been recommended for fur- ther examination.

SSC-299, "Ultimate Strength of a Ship's Hull Girder in Plastic and Buckling Modes," analyzes limiting conditions beyond which a ship's hull girder will fail to perform its function. Vertical and lateral bending moments and tor- sional moments are used to devel- op a procedure for estimating the ultimate capacity of the hull.

For copies of these reports, an index of past reports, or further information, contact: Secretary,

Ship Structure Committee, U.S.

Coast Guard Headquarters, G-

MMT/13, Washington, D.C. 20593. G€T FCDCRAL HCLP

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