FAST ON THEIR FOILS
Taurus, the first of five Patrol Hydrofoil Missileships (PHMs) being built by Boeing Marine Systems, Seattle, Wash., for the U.S. Navy, takes a flying tour of Seattle's Elliott Bay during pre-delivery tests in Puget Sound.
Taurus, to be delivered in October, and the other four hydrofoil combatants — Aquila, Aries, Gemini and Hercules — will join the USS Pegasus (PHM-1) forming a six-ship squadron next fall in Key West, Fla. The PHM squadron will operate with mobile logistic support in a rapid deployment concept.
Armed with Harpoon missiles, a 76mm rapid-fire gun, and capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots, PHMs are powerful and effective surface warfare ships. They provide a stable working platform for the 21- man crew even in rough seas.
Other stories from September 1981 issue
Content
- Two Vessels Trucked To 'Sea' page: 5
- New Radiotelephone Made By Texas Instruments —Brochure Available page: 6
- Ucci Named Vice President Of AMCA International page: 6
- Quigley Appointed Editor At Maritime Reporter page: 7
- Propose Plans For $230 Million Coal Export Terminal In Virginia page: 7
- Navy Buys Six SL-7 Sea-Land Containerships In $207.5-Million Contract page: 7
- Swiftships Completes 120-Foot Aluminum Tender For Dome page: 8
- New Offshore Service Company Founded In Eire page: 8
- Kockums Delivers The 'Madame Butterfly' —First Of Four For Wallenius Lines page: 8
- $5-Million Contract To Burrard Yarrows For Vessel Lengthening page: 8
- NASSCO Delivers First Of Three New Carlsbad Class Product Carriers To Union Oil page: 8
- Bartell Named GM Of Texaco's International Marine Sales Department page: 9
- Amsterdam Drydock To Rebuild Ro/Ro Passenger Vessel For Irish Line page: 9
- Ingalls Delivers First U.S.-Built L-780 To Keys Offshore page: 10
- Dravo SteelShip Delivers The 'Bud Weber' page: 10
- NASSCO Lays Keel Of 44,000-Dwt Product Carrier For American Trading page: 10
- Pres. Reagan Nominates Three To Mississippi River Commission page: 12
- Wickert Named Asst. Dir. Of Naval Architecture At Designers & Planners page: 12
- OCEANS 81 page: 12
- Bayou Black Shipyard Delivers Crewboat To Sundance Marine page: 13
- Fendrick Named President Of Selby, Battersby page: 13
- American Ship Building Receives $73-Million Conversion Contract page: 13
- AMCA Acquires Koehring; Name New Officers At Crane Manufacturer page: 14
- Piazza Named Sales And Marketing Vice President At Bergeron Industries page: 14
- John E. Lawson Named By National Supply page: 16
- Kenneth F. Murchison Retires From Texaco page: 16
- Gibbs & Cox Names Ford Chief Engineer page: 16
- Literature Available On Devflex 1, Fire Retardant Finish From Devoe Marine page: 16
- FMC Building 400-Foot Oceangoing Barge For Zidell Explorations page: 17
- Fuel Catalyst Described To Ship Operators- Literature Available page: 17
- Halter Marine Delivers Three Supply Boats To D.F. Levy Marine Ltd. I page: 17
- First U.S. Ferry Equipped With Cycloidal Propellers Set For Service Debut page: 18
- John Chandler Named York Vice President page: 18
- Announce Personnel Changes In Marine Branch At Phillips page: 18
- New England SNAME Meets Onboard M / V Bay Queen page: 19
- AMCA Forms Marine Unit; Names Gwyn President page: 20
- Brochure On Oil And Filter Change Intervals Available From Caterpillar page: 20
- Griffin-Alexander III Commissioned At Beth Baltimore page: 20
- IMODCO Names Blair Kerr VP-Special Projects page: 22
- CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT page: 24
- Skully Bros. Delivers Omaha Arrow, Second Of Six Supply Vessels page: 24
- Iowa Marine Delivers M/V Tony H page: 24
- Curtis S. Townshend Appointed Vice President Of Mobil Marine Sales page: 25
- Lease MARISAT Satellites For Use In Three Oceans page: 25
- 55th Annual PROPELLER CLUB CONVENTION page: 26
- Bayou Black Shipyard, Inc. Delivers 'Delta Christie' page: 34
- HBC Barge Installs New Launchways-First Phase In $4-Million Expansion page: 34
- Name O'Leary Marine Development Manager At Dillingham Ocean page: 36
- Tracor Marine Announces Production Appointments At Port Everglades Yard page: 38
- Literature Available From Gems Sensors On New Flow Transducer page: 38
- Vancouver Shipyards Launches Log Barge On A Film Of Water page: 41
- N e w V e r s i o n O f N a t i o n a l S u p p l y J a c k i n g System — L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 50
- Christen First Of 12 Supply Boats For Golden Gulf Marine page: 52
- Anschuetz Hosts Exhibit For Major Manufacturers Of Marine Equipment page: 52
- 'Petromar Bravo# Delivered By Halter —Third Of Six Ordered page: 52
- Lavino Shipping Company Purchased By Management From Corporate Parent page: 53
- Pickands Mather Promote Several At Cleveland And Duluth Offices page: 53
- Burton Shipyard Inc. Names Three Officers page: 54
- Energy Freedom Christened At Bay Shipbuilding Corp. page: 54
- Launch Two Stern Trawlers At Halifax page: 54
- Taubler And Mullahy Promoted At Delaware Marine & Mfg. Co. page: 55
- IHI To Employ New Hull Form On 223,000-Dwt Bulk Carrier page: 55
- Halifax Yard Completes First Ship Lengthening Contract page: 56
- Wartsila And Keppel Shipyard To Manufacture Diesels In Singapore page: 56
- MarAd Awards $280,000 Research Contracts On Marine Use Of Coal page: 56
- Launch Carrier 'HMS Ark Royal' To Be Completed By Mid-'80s page: 56
- Levingston, CNC Sign Agreement To Build Jackups At La Ciotat page: 56
- Seaward International Opens New York Office page: 56
- Annual Meeting Of NWC To Be Held In St. Louis September 16-18 page: 57
- M/V Miss Sheila, M/V Cole Delivered By Mississippi Marine Towboat Corp. page: 58
- W h e e l e r Associates Names W a r y a s A Vice President page: 58
- 'Gulf Shark' Delivered To Gulf Fleet Marine page: 59
- Three Oceangoing Great Lakes Bulkers To Be Built In U.K. page: 59
- Raymond International Buys 600-Foot Crane Ship For $34.5 Million page: 60
- 'Red' Adair To Address Oil Spill Conference page: 60
- New Towboat Design At St. Louis Ship Results From Two-Year Research Program page: 60
- Alfa-Laval Publishes Corporate Brochure page: 60
- Award $860,000 Contract To Seaward Int'l For Saudi Harbor Protection page: 61
- Krupp Atlas Promotes Blayer And Drogowitz page: 61
- Sperry Introduces New Doppler Navigation Sonar —Literature Available page: 61
- National Marine Service Names Five To New Posts page: 61
- Argonne Labs Offers Fuel Saving Chart To Ship Operators page: 62
- Krupp Christens Bridge Simulator For Use In Hamburg Polytechnic page: 62
- Nuclear-Powered Sub 'Dallas' Joins The Fleet page: 63
- Appledore Gets $2-Million Order To Design Shipyard For Dome To Build Arctic Vessels page: 63
- Marathon's Vicksburg Yard Refines 'Walking' Process For Jackups page: 63
- $30-Million, Eight Vessel Contract Signed By Halter And Tidewater Marine page: 64
- I n g r am Tankships Orders Five Product Carriers —Names B a l d w i n VP page: 65
- N e w Brochure Describes Regency's Polaris Line Of M a r i n e Electronics page: 65
- Marine Maintenance Seminar Scheduled For Oct. 28 In New York page: 66
- $270-Million Expansion Is Proposed For Port Of Portland page: 66
- A Report On ASNE Day 1981 page: 67
- Assistant Secretary Of Navy Outlines New U.S. Program To Achieve Maritime Superiority page: 68
- Epsco Marine Introduces New 32-Mile Radar U n i t - Literature Available page: 68
- Levingston Forms Purchasing Company —Names Officers page: 68
- N e w B u r r a r d Y a r r o w s F l o a t i ng Dock For Ships To 7 5 , 0 0 0 DWT page: 76
- Top Officers Elected At Guralnick Associates page: 77
- U.S. Steel Announces Four Promotions In Great Lakes Operations page: 77
- Three Drum Seiners Delivered By RivTow Straits Limited page: 77
- FAST ON THEIR FOILS page: 77
- MTB U.S. Agent For Arsenate Triestino San Marco Shipyard page: 82
- NABRICO's New Winch To Be Installed At Cummins Terminal page: 82
- Announce Speakers For Liberty Corrosion Course page: 83
- McMullen Associates Restructures Top Post page: 83
- Racal-Decca Marine Promotes Executives, Opens New Offices page: 83
