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New repair facility operated by Bath Iron Works in Portland, Maine, features 81,000-ton drydock shown at right. Old Maine State Pier at left has been converted into modern repair shops, ware- houses, and offices.

New Bath Iron Works Repair

Facility Opens In Portland advantage of the facility by award- ing BIW a $67.7-million contract to overhaul three Spruance Class destroyers. The first of the three ships, the USS Conolly, will arrive at the Portland facility February 15, 1984, to begin her overhaul.

Henry M. Stupinski, a vetern of more than 25 years in the ship- building and repair industry, is general manager of the new Port- land yard.

Stambaugh Named Sales

Manager At Borg-Warner's

York International Unit

A major East Coast ship over- haul and repair center, con- structed at a cost of $46.7 million, was opened recently in Portland,

Maine. The facility, jointly owned by the City of Portland and the

State of Maine, will be operated by

Bath Iron Works Corporation (BIW), which has maintained a shipyard 40 miles to the north in

Bath for 100 years.

The voters of the City of Port- land and the State of Maine each approved $15-million bond issues in November 1981 to convert the old Maine State Pier into the mod- ern ship repair facility. The major installation at the facility is an 81,000-ton-capacity drydock that was awarded to the state by the

General Services Administration.

Since the approval of the bond issues, BIW crews and private con- tractors have completely reno- vated the drydock and existing buildings and piers, and new piers and utility buildings have been constructed.

In addition to the large floating drydock, the facility features an average minimum water depth of 37 feet at the 600-foot and 1,000- foot piers, and will have 60- and 25-ton-capacity cranes on the piers.

Each drydock wing wall will carry a 25-ton capacity crane. The facil- ity, with 70,000 square feet of out- side storage space and 25,000 square feet of inside storage, will perform both Navy and commer- cial conversion and repair work, with the capability of accommo- dating all commercial ships except

VLCCs, and all Navy vessels ex- cept large aircraft carriers.

The U.S. Navy has already taken

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Designed with a specially formulated BFGood- rich resilient rubber lining, Cutless® marine bearings cushion abrasive particles and roll them along the bearing surface to special "Water- wedge" grooves where they are picked up by flowing lubricant and washed away without damaged to the shaft or bearing.

Not true of hard-surfaced bearings.

When abrasives enter hard-surface bearings, the particles are held firmly against the shaft causing excessive wear and damage.

Stop expensive shaft maintenance and replacement, use resilient Cutless rubber marine bearings. Available world-wide from yards and marine stores in a full range of shaft diameters and load capacities.

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LUCIAN in 1968 and test facility design en- gineer in 1969. He joined the York

International marine and Navy contract engineering department as a project engineer in 1975 and was named chief contract engineer in 1981.

Penske GM Power Head

Discusses Service Support

For Maritime Industry

Tim Stambaugh

Tim Stambaugh has been pro- moted to sales manager for marine and Navy air conditioning and re- frigeration equipment within Borg-

Warner Corporation's York Inter- national unit. He is responsible for sales in the U.S. Gulf Coast region and for market development in the

Far East.

Mr. Stambaugh joined Borg-

Warner as a refrigeration me- chanic apprentice in 1964. He was named engineering lab technician

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Roger S. Penske addressing recent luncheon meeting at the Whitehall Club in New York.

Penske GM Power, Inc. of Lodi,

N.J., was host recently to some 25

New York area marine operating and engineering personnel at a

Whitehall Club luncheon. Com- pany president Eugene Enlow told guests that Penske has the desire and ability to provide serv- ice support for the marine indus- try. His presentation described the company as a significant force in transportation and applied power that has continued to be respon- sive to customer needs through commitment and leadership.

Richard Diegnan, executive vice president, discussed Penske

GM Power's facilities, products, and, most important—people. His enthusiasm was obvious when he referred to the experience and demonstrated ability of Penske service technicians in the field.

His philosophy echoed the re- marks made by Mr. Enlow when he stated that "the salesman makes to first sale, but service sells the rest." Mr. Diegnan introduced

Herb Towers, vice president of sales, who handled the Detroit

Diesel Allison product update. "Advanced engineering and man- ufacturing technologies are sure to guarantee the reliability and in- tegrity of the world's most popular engines," he said.

Roger S. Penske, chairman and chief executive officer, was in at- tendance to meet with guests and reaffirm his commitment to serv- ice excellence. He pointed out nu- merous examples of applied tech- nology and manufacturing ability fielded by his company throughout the world. His clear understand- ing of effective communication, on-going training, and customer support reflected confidence in the ability of Penske GM Power to provide the competitive edge through quality repair and lasting value, with genuine products. 6 Circle 164 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News