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Bulk Carrier 'Star Of Texas7

Launched At Levingston Yard

The second of three U.S.-flag dry bulk vessels being construct- ed at Levingston Shipbuilding

Company was christened and launched recently at the Orange,

Texas, shipyard. The 612-foot ship (shown above) hit the water after being christened Star of

Texas by Mrs. Thelma Paden and

Mrs. Marilyn Voss, co-sponsors, each of whom broke a traditional bottle of champagne on the ves- sel's bow. Mrs. Paden is the wife of Edward E. Paden, chairman and chief executive officer of Lev- ingston Shipbuilding; Mrs. Voss is the wife of William C. Voss, senior vice president of Ashland

Oil, Inc.

Speaking at the ceremony, which was attended by more than 3,000 invited guests, shipyard employees, and their families, were John B. Spring, senior vice president and chief financial offi- cer of Household International,

Inc.; U.S. Representative Charles

Wilson (D-Texas) ; State Repre- sentative Wayne Peveto; and Joe

Barrios, president of Levingston

Shipbuilding. The Reverend James

Thompson, minister of the First

Methodist Church of Orange, gave the invocation.

The Star of Texas, which can carry up to 36,000 tons of grain or other dry bulk cargoes, will join her sister ship, the Pride of

Texas, in the U.S. foreign trade.

The Pride is currently at sea with a cargo of grain for the People's

Republic of China. The third sis- ter ship in the series is under construction at the Levingston yard.

Owner of the new ship is the

Asco-Falcon Shipping Company of Houston, a partnership be- tween Ashland Shipping Compa- ny and Falcon Group of Houston.

The Star of Texas will be bare- boat-chartered to Equity Carri- ers, Inc., and managed by Titan

Navigation, Inc., both of Houston.

She is expected to be completed and delivered by the end of this year; the third vessel of this class will follow about six months later.

The Star of Texas has an over all length of 611 feet 10 inches, beam of 93 feet 2 inches, depth of 50 feet 2y2 inches, and design draft of 32 feet. Bale capacity (grain) is 1,589,570 cubic feet.

Built to American Bureau of

Shipping classification, the vessel will operate with a crew of 34.

Main propulsion is provided by a pair of Transamerica Delaval

DMRV-12-4 diesel engines, each with an output of 7,412 bhp at 450 rpm. These 12-cylinder en- gines are capable of operating on heavy fuel oil as well as No. 2 diesel. Service speed fully loaded is 15.7 knots.

Levingston Shipbuilding Com- pany is a wholly owned subsid- iary of Levingston Industries,

Inc., a privately held corporation.

Its 100-acre shipyard in Orange, with about 2,000 employees, builds both conventional ships and off- shore drilling rigs. The yard's current orderbook includes the two dry bulk carriers for Asco-

Falcon Shipping and four Leving- ston Class 111-C jackup drilling platforms. The shipyard also op- erates three floating drydocks and a marine railway, providing maintenance and repair services for the coastal shipping and off- shore industry.

Another member of the Lev- ingston Industries group is Texas

Gulfport Shipbuilding Company, which operates a shipyard in Port

Arthur, Texas, and which also builds jackup rigs and provides ship repair services. $4.9-Million Navy Order

To Dillingham Ship Repair

Dillingham Ship Repair, Port- land, Ore., is being awarded a $4,904,706 fixed price contract for a biennial overhaul and reduction gear replacement on the USNS

Potomac, a privately owned tank- er under long-term bareboat char- ter by Military Sealift Command.

The Trinidad Corporation, which is responsible for operation and maintenance of four Navy con- trolled tankers under a contract with the U.S. Navy's Military Sea- lift Command, is the contracting activity. (N00033-70-C-0084)

Butterworth Tank Washing

Machines Ordered For

Eight New Product Carriers

Butterworth Systems Inc. has announced that eight product carriers now under construction at Hellenic Shipyards, Athens,

Greece, will be outfitted with a total of 506 Butterworth® tank cleaning machines. Included are 300 Butterworth P-60 machines that will be deck-mounted, plus 206 fixed-in-place Butterworth SK units to be installed at various locations within the cargo tanks.

The product carriers, each approx- imately 29,990 dwt, are owned by

Greek interests and are sched- uled for completion over the next two years.

Selected by the owners on the basis of cost-efficiency and per- formance, the Butterworth P-60 tank washing machines were judged ideal for use on these new product carriers. Consideration was given the discharge rate of the single-nozzle P-60, which is determined by the size of the noz- zle tip fitted, so that the rate may be preselected to meet the specific requirements of various cargo tank structures, total pumping ca- pacity, etc. Other considerations included the P-60's integral drive system, which is powered by the force of the washing fluid, and the fact that the P-60 can be left virtually unattended during the wash operation.

Dual-nozzle Butterworth SK tank washing machines have long been used by product carriers of all types, both portably in small and medium-sized tanks, and in hard-to-reach areas in larger tanks.

PROGRAM MANAGER "REAPS"

A leader in the field of contract research, IIT Research

Institute is currently seeking an individual to serve as

Program Manager for the Research and Engineering for

Automation and Productivity in Shipbuilding (REAPS) pro- gram.

REAPS is a cooperative industry program which has been evolving and expanding over the past 7 years based on support from the U.S. shipbuilding industry and the U.S.

Maritime Administration. The program covers a broad range of shipbuilding technology with emphasis on

CAD/CAM

The individual chosen will have a leadership role in the

CAD/CAM field applicable to the U S shipbuilding in- dustry. Consideration will be given to those candidates who have 5-10 years experience in CAD/CAM related to ship design and shipbuilding. The Program Manager per- forms an administrative and technical function in support of the REAPS program, directs staff activities and in- teracts with representatives from various participating organizations. A degree in Naval Architecture is desirable. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Ability to ef- fectively communicate both verbally and in writing is mandatory.

Staff members enjoy excellent opportunities for profes- sional development as well as a sound benefits program.

Qualified applicants should forward resume, with salary history and requirements, to:

Ms. Lucy Amft

Personnel Representative

IIT

Research

Institute 10 W. 35th Street

Chicago, IL 60616 an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer

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