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$10-Million Overhaul

Contract For USS Alamo

Awarded To Arcwell Corp.

Arcwell Corporation, San Di- ego, Calif., has been awarded a $10,328,577 firm-fixed-price con- tract for the overhaul and dry- docking of the USS Alamo (LSD- 33). The Naval Sea Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (N62791-82-

B-0029)

China To Build Nine

Supply Vessels For

Singapore Owners

The China Corporation of Ship- building Industry has been award- ed a contract to build nine an- chor handling tugs/offshore sup- ply vessels for a joint venture of two Singapore owners. Timur

Carriers and Selco Ltd. The con- tract will be signed in Hong

Kong later this month by repre- sentatives of the two owners, and by senior officials of CCSI.

The vessels will be built at

Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai, with delivery to commence early in 1983. Five of the vessels will have main engines developing 6,000 hp, and the remainder will be of 4,000 hp. All will be equipped with an- chor handling winch, extensive cement carrying capacity, fuel and water tanks, and passenger accommodation. They will be op- erated under the Singapore flag by an operating joint venture to be set up by Timur and Selco.

Timur Carriers is a subsidiary of the Australian-based TNT

Group, through its Bulkships shipping unit. Selco is part of the Singapore public company,

Pan Electric Industries Ltd.

John T. Gilbride Jr. Named "Man Of The Year" By

Puget Sound Port Engineers

John T. Gilbride Jr.

The Society of Puget Sound

Port Engineers named John T.

Gilbride Jr. of Todd Pacific Ship- yards "Man of the Year" for 1981 at its recent annual ban- quet. Mr. Gilbride, vice president and general manager of Todd's

Seattle, Wash., facility since 1979, has been active in local maritime affairs since 1968.

The Society instituted the award early in its history to honor the man or men, not nec- essarily society members, deemed to have rendered outstanding service to the society or to local maritime affairs in the course of the year.

Mr. Gilbride, the thirty-fourth to be so honored, also received the brass ship's clock and barom- eter on a teak base that has been the traditional gift to the hon- oree since 1969.

Now the watch officer has a lot less to watch...

Hydranautics Receives

BOP Skidding Contract

For Sedco 600, 601, 602

For the first time, every essential element needed by the watch officer for total ship course control is centered in one console—the Sperry SRP-2000 Ship Control System.

Information formerly obtained from annunciators, remote indicators and communication relays is now displayed at this one control center using Sperry's advanced design concepts and digital microprocessor technology.

The SRP-2000 is an integral adaptive autopilot giving un- paralleled fuel savings through precise monitoring of sea conditions by continually adjusting system gain settings for optimal steering.

As a ship control center, it displays real-time alphanumeric readout of all navigation data and steering system condi- tions, at the touch of a button.

In automatic navigation mode, the SRP-2000 reacts to log speed. NAVSAT, Loran and other input sources on board.

It will also accept manual mode commands.

To free the watch officer for his command function, there is fingertip call-up of step-by-step operating procedures for all normal, emergency and troubleshooting conditions.

The Sperry SRP-2000 Ship Control System provides the ultimate in fuel efficiency, functional information dis- play ana simplicity of control, without extra modules or add-ons.

Want to know more about how Sperry can help you obtain substantial fuel savings and peak performance from your watch crew? Talk to us.. .we understand how important it is to listen.

Write to Sperry Division Headquarters. Marine Systems

Marketing, Great Neck, NY 11020. =Y= SPERRY

Hydranautics Hydraulic Sys- tems, Goleta, Ca., has received a contract from Sedco, Inc. of

Dallas to provide three BOP hy- draulic skidding systems for use on the Sedco 600, 601, and 602 semisubmersibles.

Each rig will be equipped with a system that consists of two 25-short-ton Gripper Jack assem- blies operating at 5,000 psi with 24-inch stroke, one 25-hp combi- nation power supply and control console, and hydraulic quick dis- connect hoses. Shipment of the equipment is scheduled for sum- mer 1982.

The mid-sized semisubmersi- bles, the first of their kind for

Sedco, are being built by Promet

Pte., Ltd. of Singapore. Sedco 600 is contracted to Sedco En- ergy Corp. for work in the South

China Sea. Sedco 601 is contract- ed to Union Oil. Sedco 601 is con- tracted to Occidental. < Write 472 on Reader Service Card 9

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