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The CW3 Harold C. Clinger, the second in a series of four landing support vessels being built by Moss Point Marine for the U.S. Army, is propelled by two GM-EMD 16-1645-E2 diesel engines.

Moss Point Marine Delivers

Second Of Four Army Landing Craft

Moss Point Marine, Inc., has de- livered the CW3 Harold C. Clinger (LSV-2), the second of four 273-foot logistic support vessels being built by the Escatawpa, Miss., shipyard for the U.S. Army in a $40.7-million contract.

The ship is the second of a new class landing craft with roll-on/roll- off (RO/RO) capabilities which per- mit their use where there are no ports. The RO/RO capability is made possible by bow and stern ramps which enable off-loading of cargo to undeveloped beaches and unloading from other vessels or wharfs.

The CW3 Harold C. Clinger is equipped with an on-board comput- er linking it with logistic data files at U.S. Army and Navy stock points.

The all-steel landing ship is 273 feet in length with a 60-foot beam and 16 foot-five inch depth. Propul- sion is provided by two General Mo- tors EMD 16-1645-E2 diesel en- gines. She can transport between 900 and 2,000 short tons of cargo depending on the type of operation.

The LSV is capable of approxi- mately 12 knots sustained speed and has a range of over 5,500 nauti- cal miles at loaded displacement. It has a crew of six officers and 24 enlisted personnel.

All living quarters are above the main deck, away from the noise and intensity of work areas. Crew quar- ters are two and four-person state- rooms, and officer quarters are near the bridge and damage control areas.

The ship is named in honor of

Army Chief Warrant Officer Harold

C. Clinger, who was killed on active duty in Korea in February 1986.

The Clinger has been assigned to the U.S. Army WESTCOM, 605th

Transportation Detachment, Ford

Island, Hawaii.

The Army contract was awarded by the Navy's Military Sealift Com- mand and is being administered by the Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuild- ing, Conversion, and Repair (SUP-

SHIPS) in Pascagoula, Miss.

John Dane III, president of the

Trinity Marine Group which in- cludes Moss Point Marine, Inc., said the two remaining sister ships will be delivered at approximate 60-day intervals.

The Trinity Marine Group is owned by Trinity Industries, Inc.,

Dallas, Texas. Other shipyards in the group are Halter Marine Inc.'s facilities in Moss Point, Miss., and

Lockport, La., Equitable Shipyards,

Inc.'s plants in New Orleans and

Madisonville, La., and Gretna Ma- chine and Iron Works Inc., in Har- vey, La.

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Powered by four GE LM2500 gas turbine engines, the USS Normandy (CG-60) is the third

Aegis cruiser built by Bath Iron Works.

Bath Iron Works Launches

Guided Missile Cruiser 'Normandy'

Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, recently launched the USS Nor- mandy (CG-60), the third Aegis guided missile cruiser built by the company, for the U.S. Navy at re- cent ceremonies.

The Normandy is 567 feet long, has a beam of 55 feet and displaces 9,500 tons. The cruiser is powered by four GE LM2500 gas turbine engines, which enable the vessel to attain speeds in excess of 30 knots.

The principal speaker at the cere- mony was John Sheldon Doud

Eisenhower, son of the late Presi- dent Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Mrs. Gayle Wilson, wife of Cali- fornia Senator Pete Wilson, was the ship's sponsor.

The Normany is a Ticonderoga (CG-47) Class cruiser built to pro- vide the primary anti-air warfare protection for the U.S. Navy's battle forces. Equipped with the Aegis combat system, the ship will be able to detect, track and destroy enemy aircraft, missiles, submarines and surface ships.

The Normandy is named in com- memoration of the invasion of the

Normany, France beaches by the

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