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Kraft Joins Waukesha

Engine As Director Of

Industrial Relations

Sound. The office, managed by

Ken Forslund (Captain, USCG- ret.) is located off the ferry termi- nal passenger overpass in the

Commuter Building at 73 Marion

Avenue. Mr. Forslund, with Art

Anderson Associates for four years, has been responsible for manage- ment of the growing commercial division. Local projects have in- cluded modernization of the state ferry Klickitat, the renovation of the Alaskan ferry Taku, and con- version of two small vessels into "hydrographic" research and fish- eries vessels.

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Joseph C. Kraft

Joseph C. Kraft has joined the

Waukesha Engine Division of

Dresser Industries as Director-In- dustrial Relations.

In this position, Mr. Kraft will be responsible for labor relations, compensation and benefits, human resource development, employee safety and health, and all other personnel matters. He has been with Dresser Industries since 1973.

Waukesha Engine is a manufac- turer of heavy duty industrial die- sel and gas engines.

Seemingly only a piece of a ship, the Mighty Servant 1 assumes this position for taking on un- usual cargo.

Wijsmuller's First 'Mighty Servant'

Heavy-Lift Carrier Is Commissioned

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Nichols Brothers Launches M/V Tiny

One of the most unique heavy- lift carriers in the world was deliv- ered recently to Wijsmuller, the

Dutch towage, salvage and trans- portation group, by Oshima Ship- building Co. Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan.

The ship, Mighty Servant 1, was named by Mrs. Mary A.

Tappmeyer, wife of Ron A.

Tappmeyer, president of Reading and Bates Offshore Drilling Co.,

Houston. Several drilling rigs for

Reading and Bates have been transported by Wijsmuller Trans- port BV.

The vessel has an overall length of 160 meters, a breadth of 40 me- ters and a deadweight capacity of 23,800 tons. But the two vessels to follow (later this year and early 1984) will be 10 and 20 meters longer, respectively, resulting in a deadweight capacity of 25,800 tons for the Mighty Servant 2 and 28,000 tons for Mighty Servant 3.

After sea trials and commission- ing, the Mighty Servant 1 left for

France to pick up her first cargo.

At Dunkirk she will load the rig

Glomar Labrador for transport to

Sable Island, near Nova Scotia.

This rig, built by C.F.E.M. for

Global Marine Drilling Co., Hous- ton, is one of the largest jackups in the world.

The rig will be loaded with its total leg length of 494 feet in- stalled. Mighty Servant 1 will be positioned under the rig when it is standing on its legs. The platform will then be jacked down onto the carrier's deck when the legs will be raised again.

One of the main characteristics is a special underwater hull form, giving it the capability of carrying either light and fragile cargoes (such as modular equipment) or heavy and bulky cargoes under the most favorable trim condition.

When carrying light cargoes, the vessel is immersed to one water- line having an underwater hull form that is slender. Stability is then provided by the wings, which also provide a large deck-space.

When transporting heavy cargoes the vessel is immersed to a second waterline which increases the wa- terplane area, providing the re- quired stability for transportation of this cargo type.

Other features include a lower cargo hold to accommodate addi- tional cargo or equipment, a 250- ton capacity crane, and detachable buoyance casings aft, so that car- goes longer and wider than the carrier herself can be loaded.

Wijsmuller started its transpor- tation activities in 1976 when it introduced two auxiliary-powered semisubmersible barges, the Ocean

Servant class. These were the first barges which could be submerged horizontally. They have been em- ployed successfully for long-haul transportation of very heavy loads such as rigs, dredging equipment, cranes, etc.

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Art Anderson Associates

Opens Seattle Office

Art Anderson Associates of Bre- merton, Wash., marine consulting engineers, has recently relocated its Commercial Marine Division headquarters to Seattle to provide immediate response to clients lo- cated on the east side of Puget

The Nichols Brothers Boat

Builders, Inc., Freeland, Wash., boatyard recently completed the

M/V Tiny, a 70-foot long triple- screw shallow draft tug boat. The construction of this vessel was the result of a joint venture between

Crowley Maritime Corporation and the Kuskokwim Transportation

Company of Bethel, Alaska, a na- tive-owned and operated organ- ization.

The M/V Tiny was christened at the company's Langley, Wash., dock facility. It will serve the Be- thel, Alaska, area by providing villages along the Kuskokwim

River with fuel and other supplies.

The M/V Tiny has a length of 70 feet, a beam of 28 feet and a draft of 4 feet with accommodations for a crew of 7. It is powered by three caterpillar 3408TA engines rated at 348 hp coupled to Twin Disk 514 gears with a 3:1 ratio and driving Coolidge 46 by 26, four- blade stainless-steel propellers. The auxiliary engines are two Detroit

Diesel 2-71's coupled to 30-kw generators. The tow winch is by

Markey Machinery. Devoe paints are used throughout. The electron- ics for the Tiny include Furuno

Loran LC-80 and FR701 radar,

Sperry Gyrocompass and Autopi- lot; Raytheon hailer, and Motorola

Triton SSB and two ICOM M80C

VHF radios.

The MA/ Tiny underway in Alaskan waters is powered by Caterpillar engines and fitted with Fu- runo radar. 36 Write 776 on Reader Service Card