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American President Lines (APL) recently christened two 902-foot containerships of a new class of five vessels at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche

Werft (HDW) in Kiel, West Germa- ny. The fuel-efficient C-10 Class ships, each capable of carrying the equivalent of 4,300 TEU containers, have an efficient new "wide-body" hull design and are propelled as fast as 24 knots by some of the largest, most powerful diesel engines ever built.

The ships, the President Kennedy and President Truman, have a 129- foot beam, maximum draft of 41 feet, displacement of 75,862 long tons and a deadweight of 53,648 long tons. The vessels have been classed by the American Bureau of

Shipping, +AI E, Container Carrier + AMS + ACCU. The vessels will be used in APL's Pacific Basin ser- vice.

Bruce Seaton, chairman of Cal- ifornia-based American President

Companies (APC), APL's parent or- ganization, said the ClOs will be- come a key component in the com- pany's complex land and sea distri- bution system.

During a ceremony at HDW,

Hannelore Kohl, wife of West

German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, christened the M.V. President Ken- nedy. The M.V. President Truman was christened by Joyce Seaton,

Bruce Seaton's wife.

A third CIO, the President Jack- son, is nearing completion in the

HDW yard, while two additional

ClOs are being constructed by

Bremer-Vulkan, of Bremen. The

President Truman will be the first to enter service, while the remaining four ClOs will be phased into service later this year.

The CIO ships are the first con- tainer-carrying vessels to have a "post-Panamax" beam, meaning their width exceeds the limitations of the Panama Canal. As with the development of wide-bodied air- craft, the increased capacity and efficiency requirements for these vessels led to the new design con- cept. APL president Timothy J.

APL C-10 CLASS

Equipment List

Main engine Sulzer

Propeller . . . Ostermann

Generator engines . . . . . Krupp MaK

Aux. generator engine . . . Caterpillar

Generators . . A. von Kaick

Bowthruster . . . . KaMeWa

Central automation . . . . Siemens

Boilers HDW

ARPAs ... Raytheon

GPS loran Trimble

SatNav & integrated navigation system . .... Raytheon

Doppler log & echo sounder . . . .JRC

Gyrocompass & autopilot . Anschutz

Rudder angle .... . . . Stein-Sohn

Fog signal Elaplan

Radio equipment . . . . .ill Mackay

Distallation . Alfa Laval Nirex

Waste disposal .... . Format Chemie

Sewage treatment . . . . . Hamworthy

Cathodic protection . . Electrocatalytic

Anchoring . Blohm & Voss

Anchor chain .... .... Ramnas

Mooring winches . . .... Norwich

Lifeboat .... Fassmer

Davits

Life rafts Viking

Monorail . ASEA Hagglund

Steering gear . . . . Brown Brothers

Rhein said the company's focus on the Pacific Basin and Indian Ocean regions, coupled with American

President's extensive intermodal (rail and truck) service to the Mid- western and Eastern regions of

North America, made it possible to design ships unconstrained by the canal's dimensions. "These are the first ships to be designed specifically for trans-Pa- cific service," Mr. Rhein said. "By removing the limitation on the ships' beam, we were able to signifi- cantly increase their capacity, while optimizing their speed, fuel efficien- cy, and stability."

The 129-foot beam makes it pos- sible to load containers 12 rows across, below deck, and 16 rows across, above deck, compared with a maximum of 10 rows below deck and 13 rows above deck for ships of a traditional "Panamax" design.

The greater stability achieved as a result of the wide beam also enables

APL to stack containers five-high above deck, while eliminating the need to carry excessive water ballast during trans-Pacific voyages—a drag on vessel performance. It also means the ships can be loaded and unloaded more quickly, because containers can be stowed on the basis of logistical efficiency, with less regard for weight.

Each CIO is propelled by a 57,000 horsepower, 12-cylinder diesel en- gine—the most powerful internal combustion engine ever built. De- signed by Sulzer of Switzerland, and manufactured in Korea, these power plants meet APL's high service- speed requirement with a single propeller, eliminating the need for

Bender Shipbuilding & Repair

Co., Inc. of Mobile, Ala., has com- pleted a major reconstruction of a fish processing vessel for Arctic Al- aska Fisheries Corporation of Seat- tle. The redesigned Seattle Enter- prise is one of only four U.S. vessels capable at sea of transforming fish, primarily Alaskan pollock, into low- cholesterol fish paste (surimi), used to make imitation crab meat, shrimp and other products.

Originally a 220-foot steel-hull boat used for offshore oil and gas research, the Seattle Enterprise will be employed primarily for fishing and surimi production in the waters of the Pacific Northwest.

With the assistance of a team of maritime professionals, including

Arctic Alaska chairman of the board

Francis Miller, Bender's in-house engineering and design group se- vered the ship at its midsection and inserted a 50-foot midbody to add a main fish net deck, processing deck, freezer compartments and freshwat- er processing area. The converted

Seattle Enterprise now measures 270 feet from bow to stern with a 44-foot beam.

The vessel is also capable of pro- ducing fish fillets for the domestic market, or headed and gutted fish for the Japanese market.

Arctic Alaska owns and operates one of the largest American-owned catching and at-sea processing fleets in the North Pacific. The Seattle

Enterprise, manned by a crew of 50, less fuel-efficient twin-propulsion systems.

By replacing smaller, less efficient ships, the ClOs will help the compa- ny reduce marine costs on a per con- tainer-mile basis by 50 percent from 1984 levels, Mr. Rhein said. The

ClOs will contribute to an annual eastbound capacity increase of ap- proximately 24 percent in 1988, which includes the full-year impact of four other large, diesel-propelled vessels introduced in April 1987, and by an additional 17 percent in 1989.

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Circle 12 on Reader Service Card will become the largest catcher/pro- cessor in the company's fleet when it is placed into service this month.

The Seattle Enterprise is equip- ped with a 47,000-cubic-foot freezer cargo hold and has the capacity to make 104,000 gallons of fresh water per day. The vessel's two main en- gines, 1,950 hp each, turn two 120- inch controllable pitch propellers inside kort nozzles and move the ship at 13 knots. Fuel capacity is 140,000 gallons. Four generators op- erate the ship's processing plant and crew facilities.

Founded in 1923, Bender is one of the largest builders of steel-hull fishing vessels in the world. The

Seattle Enterprise is the ninth fish- ing processor boat delivered by the company for use in the North Pa- cific. The company also manufac- tures a variety of other boats rang- ing from passenger vessels to work- boats and tugs. Bender is a full-ser- vice yard with complete drydock and repair facilities.

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SEATTLE ENTERPRISE

Equipment List

Main engines EMD

Generator sets Kato

Propellers Berg

Bow thruster Bird-Johnson

Hydraulic system Deleva

Cranes Alaska Marine

Winches Rasmussen

Refrigeration System Sabroe

Sewage Treatment System . Red Fox

Fresh Water Maker . . Atlas Danforth

The President Truman, a new class containership, was recently christened at Howaldts- werke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel, West Germany, for American President Lines.

HDW Christens Two Containerships

For American President Lines

First Two Ships Of New Class Of Five

The EMD-diesel-powered Seattle Express is capable of transforming fish into low-cholester- ol fish paste (surimi), used to make imitation crab meat, shrimp and other products.

Bender Shipbuilding Delivers

Fish Processing Vessel 'Seattle Enterprise' 78 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News