Work On Hopper Dredge 'Ouachita' For Gulf Coast Trailing Co. Is On Schedule At Twin City —Launching Set For End Of May

Work on the construction of the 4,000-cubic-yard hopper dredge Ouachita, being built for Gulf Coast Trailing Company of New Orleans, La., continues to progress on schedule at Twin City Shipyard (TCS) in St. Paul, Minn. All steel work is 95 percent complete, and all major machinery— pumps, generators, etc., including two Deutz KHD engines (4,000 hp each at 1,000 rpm)—has now been placed in the vessel.

Launching is set for the end of May, and delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of '85.

The 8,000-bhp Ouachita was designed and is being constructed by Twin City Shipyard using the latest modular and zone construction methods. TCS is using state-of-theart, computer-aided drafting and steel fabrication programs. Modules weighing up to 125 tons are fabricated and assembled in the yard's large erection hall, moved out by hydraulic walkers, and lifted into place using a heavy-lift Ring Horse crane.

Twin City Shipyard has become one of the leading U.S. yards in the design and construction of hopper dredges and dump scows, in addition to its standard line of hopper barges, deck barges, and Portabarges™.

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