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OUTSTANDING OCEANGOING SHIPS

OF 1985

A roundup of some of the most notable vessels delivered by shipyards during 1985—selected for their outstanding design features, fuel efficiency, performance, and service characteristics.

AMERICAN OHIO

Samsung Shipbuilding

Samsung Shipbuilding and

Heavy Industries Company of

South Korea recently delivered the 35,900-dwt containership American

Ohio to First American Bulk Carrier

Corporation of Washington, D.C.

The new vessel and a sister ship,

American Georgia, were built through financing by the pension fund of the National Marine Engi- neers Beneficial Association, and have been chartered to United

States Lines. They will be used, along with three Odense-built con- tainerships chartered from Crowley

Maritime, on USL's service to and from South America on the routes acquired with the purchase of Delta

Lines.

The American Ohio has an uncon- ventional asymmetric stern whose performance and economy has been proven in more than a year's opera- tion of the Humboldt Express and

Cordillera Express that Samsung's

Koje shipyard delivered last year to

Hapag Lloyd. In addition to provid- ing excellent maneuverability and seakeeping properties, the asym- metric stern is said to provide fuel savings of some eight percent at a service speed of 19.1 knots, a cost reduction of about $360,000 per year.

The new containership has an overall length of about 675.8 feet, beam of 105.6 feet, depth of 61.7 feet, and maximum draft of 37.7 feet. Main propulsion is provided by a Hyundai/Sulzer 6RTA76 diesel engine with maximum continuous rating of 19,740 bhp at 95 rpm, driv- ing a SMM 5-bladed fixed propeller via Kobe Steel shafting. Electric power is supplied by three 1,470-kw generators driven by Daihatsu 6DL- 32 diesels.

The container loading capacity of the vessel is 552 FEUs plus" 16

TEUs, or 1,120 TEUs in holds and 1,291 TEUs (including some emp- ties and reefer containers) on the basis of five tiers on deck—a total maximum capacity of 2,411 TEUs.

Electric outlets for 308 reefer con- tainers are provided on the upper deck.

Ten container holds have cellular guides for 40-foot-box stowage ex- cept for forward in No. 1 hold that is fitted with 20-foot cell guides, and the No. 10 hold that can accommo- date 20-foot or 40-foot containers.

Underdeck passageways are pro- vided on the upper deck and second deck for easy and safe personnel transit between living quarters or the engine room and the forecastle.

The American Ohio has been built to American Bureau of Ship- ping classification + Al(E), +AMS, + ACCU, and meets all the rules and regulations of the U.S. Coast

Guard and Maritime Administra- tion for a U.S.-flag vessel. Accom- modations are outfitted to the high- est standard, with single cabins and private lavatories provided for a crew of 25.

The spacious bridge is designed for convenience of navigation and best visibility. Complete navigation

PHOTOS: (Clockwise, starting top left)

The Nosac Express, sistership of the Nosac Tasco constructed at

Daewoo Shipbuilding—page 37.

The Probo Biakh built by Hyun- dai—page 41. The Idemitsu

Maru built by Ishikawajima Hari- ma — page 28. The Golden

Queen constructed by Mitsubi- shi—page 27. 14 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News