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fitted with a Johnston 2,000-hp die- sel-fired boiler capable of producing 69,000-pounds of steam an hour at 250 psi. The boiler capacity is suffi- cient to operate the largest pile driv- ing hammers in use, including the

Vulcan 6300.

Underwater hydraulic equipment includes an HBM 3000A power unit with dual 1,300-foot hoses mounted on a constant tension winch capable of accommodating a wide range of underwater hammers, including the

Menck MHU 2100.

Living quarters on DB 50 are equipped to accommodate 237 people. All quarters are centrally heated and air conditioned.

Lounges, cinema, game rooms and gymnasium are provided for off- duty personnel. One dining room, one cafeteria-style galley and com- plete laundry and hospital facilities are provided. Ample offices and a conference room are allocated for customers.

She has a deck area of 30,000 square feet and a cargo capacity of 20,000 tons. "The DB 50 will bring some out- standing advantages for offshore work in the Gulf of Mexico," said

W.L. Higgins, McDermott's vice president, North & South America and West Africa operations. "They (the advantages) include its heavy- lift capacity, large deck area, ability to be rapidly deployed and set up, deepwater capability, efficiency for salvaging large structures, ability to accommodate pipelaying opera- tions, and its firefighting capability.

The DB is a vessel ideally con- structed for working in the Gulf of

Mexico."

McDermott is leasing the ship from Lombard Leasing Ltd., which purchased the vessel from British

Shipbuilders.

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Pacific Ship Awarded

Year Contract To Provide

Flattop Maintenance

Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrica- tion, Inc., San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a one-year contract to provide maintenance, upkeep and repair for aircraft carriers home- ported in San Diego, Calif.

David L. Bain, president and chief executive officer of Pacific

Ship Repair & Fabrication, Inc., was notified by the Naval Sea Systems

Command, that the indefinite quan- tity contract would be initially funded for $1,416,429 which is 5 percent of the firm's winning pro- posal price of $28,328,585.

Pacific Ship, which is currently under contract for work on the USS

Kinkaid, USS Constellation and

USS Ranger, presently employs 250 workers. The firm plans to hire an additional 100 workers for this con- tract which provides for basic re- pairs to the carriers USS Ranger,

USS Constellation and USS Inde- pendence.

October, 1988

Bardex Views Contract

Activity As Sign Of

Offshore Improvement

A flurry of contract awards during the first half of 1988 has caused Bar- dex Corporation of Goleta, Calif., to view near-term recovery prospects for the offshore industry with op- timism.

Recent contract activity contrib- uting to the company's renewed growth includes designing and man- ufacturing rig skidding equipment for three Pemex platforms in the

Gulf of Mexico, Conoco Hutton

TLP (expanded system), Statoil

Velsefrikk, Shell Kittiwake and BP

Gyda in the North Sea and for

Phase 1 Stage 2 Platforms 06 and 08 in British Gas Corporation's More- cambe Gas Field in the Irish Sea.

The company's most recent order calls for it to supply a very large rig skidding system for Norsk Hydro

Oseberg II with dedicated power supply.

The company, which designs and manufactures heavy load-moving equipment for offshore and ship- yard-related activities, expects to be able to announce further contract awards shortly.

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