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technologies and developments in the industry.

PBI is a privately owned, full- service shipyard with 800-900 em- ployees. Approximately seven acres of buildings provide inside con- struction and production facilities; total company area is 13 acres. Ex- tensive waterfront facilities provide berthing and shipways for ships into the 300-foot range. The yard's float- ing drydock facilities are Navy- certified for 900 long tons, with cur- rent plans for re-certification to 1,300 tons. Overall length is 374 feet, with inside dimensions of 360 by 40 by 18 feet. Inside construction capabilities extend to ships 230 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 60 feet high.

In construction techniques and operational functions, PBI complies with numerous Mil-Q government standards, and has earned Certifica- tion Status from the U.S. Navy for other procedures and capabilities as well.

SERODINO

Circle 18 on Reader Service Card

Serodino, Inc., headquartered in

Chattanooga, Tenn., is a privately held corporation that, with its re- lated companies, covers all aspects of the inland marine field. Estab- lished in 1933, the corporation has served the marine and construction industries for more than half a cen- tury.

Serodino's towing vessels are ex- pressly designed for heavy-duty work. Three crews produce six ves- sels per year, usually a 1,600-bhp towboat, a 1,040-bhp linehaul ves- sel, and four 1,000-bhp workboats.

The company's entrance into the excursion boat field is a natural extension into a growing new indus- try.

In addition to its shipyard activi- ties, Serodino operates towboats and barges handling more than 3 million tons of bulk goods annual- ly. The recently delivered, 550-

The Southern Belle constructed at Serodi- no, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee.

August 1, 1985 Circle 292 on Reader Service Card 23 passenger excursion vessel Southern

Belle was built at the company's

Hales Bar, Tenn., shipyard for the

Chattanooga Riverboat Company.

Designed by Alan Bates of Louis- ville, she is a unique departure from the standard sternwheel replicas.

The Belle's steel hull is 105 feet long, with a beam of 34 feet and depth of 7 feet. The main deck will seat 180 for dinner, and the second deck, which has a bandstand and dance floor, will seat 168 diners.

The 500-bhp, twin-screw vessel is powered by Cummins 855M diesel engines driving 3-inch shafting via 3:1 reverse/reduction gears to 40- inch propellers turning at 600 rpm.

Special copper Fernstrum coolers mounted on the outside of the hull provide engine cooling. Top speed is 12 mph.

Full vessel control is in the pilot- house, with all steering, engine, and electrical controls at the pilot's fin- gertips. Advanced electronics equip- ment includes radar, a digital depth sounder, and two VHF 70-channel radios. Two Carlisle & Finch search- lights cast two-mile beams. The pi- lot's eye level, 37 feet above the (continued on page 24)

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