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SULTAN MAHMUD B. II

Major Suppliers

Main engine Krupp/MaK

Turbocharger . . . BBC

Gear & coupling . . .Lohmann & Stolterfoht

Shaft seals . . .HDW

Propeller Ostermann

Aux. engines (3) . Daihatsu

Generators (3) . . . Taiyo

Emergency generator . . . Janssen

Electric motors ... AEG

Fresh water cooler .... .Alfa-Laval

Sewage plant Hamworthy

Incinerator Format Chemie

Fresh water generator . . .Alfa-Laval

Bow thruster . KaMeWa

Main switchboard .... . Janssen

Steering gear . .Hatlapa

Hydraulic pumps . Rexroth

Anchor/mooring winches, cranes . .Hatlapa

Compressors . . Sulzer

Deepwell pumps . Svanehoj

Air conditioning Bronswerk

Fire ext. systems . . Preussag Minimax

Gyrocompass . . . Plath

Echo sounder . . . Atlas

SatNav, radars, radios, RDF, log . JRC

Galley equipment .... . Scantina

FO & LO separators . . . Alfa-Laval a crew of 34 in 16 single and nine double cabins. Navigation equip- ment includes two radars, gyrocom- pass with autopilot, echo sounder, speed log, and satellite navigation system. The ship is equipped with a radiotelephone system and two sep- arate VHF radio units.

Marine Consultants & Designers,

Inc. of Cleveland, designers of Pus- ri's self-unloading urea carriers, provided a transportation study to define the ammonia carrier's re- quirements and speed, prepared the design and specifications for tender- ing and contract documents, and represented Pusri during tendering, contract negotiations, and construc- tion, providing both plan review and construction supervision. Marine

Consultants & Designers was assist- ed in these tasks by Intership Ser- vices, Inc. of Waltham, Mass., who provided design and consultation for the liquefied gas aspects of the project.

THOROUGHBRED TOPPER

Bay Shipbuilding

Bay Shipbuilding Corporation of

Sturgeon Bay, Wise., a subsidiary of

The Manitowoc Company, recently delivered the oceangoing coal top- off barge Thoroughbred Topper to

Lamberts Point Barge Company, a subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern

Corporation of Norfolk, Va. The big 33,000-dwt vessel will be operated by Coastal Barge Corporation, a subsidiary of the Dowd Group of

New York.

The Topper will be used primari- ly for topping off partially loaded, oceangoing bulk coal carriers of such size that they have too deep a draft to be completly loaded at U.S. coal-loading terminals. This proce- dure will allow vessels that receive a partial load of cargo at the coal docks to proceed to deeper water, where they will be topped off to full cargo capacity.

The barge has an overall length of 550 feet, beam of 78 feet, and draft of 34 feet; capacity is in excess of 36,000 short tons of coal. She is fit- ted with a deep stern notch to accommodate a 7,200-bhp tug. The

December 1, 1984 barge is equipped with hydraulically controlled skegs to maintain direc- tional stability while under tow. A 1,000-hp, fixed-pitch bow thruster provides additional maneuverabili- ty.

Bay Ship's parent, The Mainito- woc Company, provided two 4600

Series-3 clamshell cranes that pro- vide the barge with self-loading, un- loading, and transfer capabilities in excess of 1,500 tons per hour. The two 4600s rotate on special 16-foot roller paths mounted atop self-pro- pelled gantries that travel on rails along the length of the four cargo holds. The gantries, manufactured by Bay, also serve as hatch cover cranes. Each crane is equipped with a 120-foot boom and provides 50,000-pound clamshell capacity. In addition, each is equipped with an operator's module to provide op- timum visibility for loading.

The Thoroughbred Topper com- plies with all regulations of the U.S.

Coast Guard, and is classed by the

American Bureau of Shipping +A1

Barge, Unrestricted Ocean Service, (continued on page 38)

THOROUGHBRED TOPPER

Major Suppliers

Clamshell cranes . . . .Manitowoc Engineering

Crane gantries .... Bay Shipbuilding

SS diesel generator sets Stewart & Stevenson

Switchboards Bay Ship

Ballast & general service pumps Goulds Pump

Anchor/mooring winches . . . . New England Trawler

Bow thruster Bird-Johnson

Bow truster diesel . . Ohio Machinery

Paint coating system . Devoe Marine

Ballast tank coating . . Eureka Chemical WE MAKE I!

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