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Outstanding Vessels

Review — Galleon Diamond (continued from page 24) newly developed, long-stroke Hi- tachi/B&W diesel, type 6L67-

GFC, with constant-pressure tur- bocharging. This fuel-efficient, two-stroke engine has a maxi- mum continuous output of 11,200

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THE ENTIRE MARINE INDUSTRY.

Equally, Maxim Silencers cover the waterfront with units designed for silencing or for silencing with heat recovery.

And there are reliable Maxim heat exchangers and deaeratorST

Become part of a legend... insist on Maxim, the first name in reliability and service.

Maxim backs it up!

Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115,

Shreveport, fc?A 71130.

Phone (318) 865-6351. bhp at 119 rpm; maximum trial speed was 19.8 knots.

Built to American Bureau of

Shipping classification, the 13,886- gt vessel has an overall length of 498.7 feet, beam of 75.8 feet, depth of 46.3 feet, and design draft (full load) of 32.5 feet.

JOHN B. WATERMAN

The S/S John B. Waterman is a 23,500-dwt combination con- tainer and ro/ro ship that was built for Waterman Steamship

Corp. by Sun Ship, Inc., of Ches- ter, Pa. She is the first of two building for the owner.

The ship is intended to trans- port cargo along the North Eu- ropean trade route from Gulf and

East Coast ports of the U.S. The 692-foot combination carrier can transport trailers and other wheeled vehicles, containers, and unitized or palletized cargo. The ship has the capacity of 762 forty- foot containers.

The forward section is designed for containerized freight and the main deck and hatch covers are capable of ro/ro operations. The aft part is 100 percent roll-on/ roll-off. For ease in loading and unloading, the Waterman is equipped with a full slewing ramp on the stern, a self-sustaining container crane, side cargo ports, and a cargo elevator in the ro/ro holds.

The Waterman has a beam of 105.5 feet, a molded depth of 68 feet, and a draft of 33 feet. The ship is powered by a General

Electric cross compound axial flow turbine engine that drives (continued on page 28)

S/S JOHN B. WATERMAN

Main propulsion . . . General Electric

Gears General Electric

Propellers Bethlehem Steel

Shaft Bethlehem Steel

Bearings Waukesha

Generators DeLaval

Generator Engines .... Alco Power

Panels Penn Panel

Main Boilers Combustion

Engineering

Engine Controls Bailey

Main Condenser Transamerica

DeLaval

Steering Sperry Marine

Steering Gear . . Propulsion Systems (Frydenbo)

Pumps Worthington,

FMC, Warren

Fire Fighting H.S. Hiller

Air Compressors ... Ingersoll Rand

Distilling Plant Aqua Chem

Bow Thruster Bird-Johnson

Radar ITT Mackay Marine

CAS lotron Corp.

SCS Comsat General

RDF/Radios/

Position Location . . . ITT Mackay

Marine

Crane (Container) Morgan

Engineering

Winches/Windlass SMATCO

Ramp, Cargo Doors,

Elevator . . . MacGregor-Comarain

Cathodic Protection Wilson

Walton Int'l

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