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Outstanding Workboats (continued)

SEATTLE ENTERPRISE

Bender Shipbuilding

Bender Shipbuilding & Repair

Co., Inc. of Mobile, Ala., completed a major reconstruction of the at-sea fish processing vessel Seattle Enter- prise for Arctic Alaska Fisheries

Corporation of Seattle.

The redesigned Seattle Enter- prise is one of only four at-sea U.S. vessels capable 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 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 is powered by two EMD main diesel engines rated at 1,950 hp each at 900 rpm. For maneuverability, she is fitted with a

Caterpillar-powered 425-hp Bird-

Johnson bowthruster. Four KATO generators provide power for the ship's processing plant and crew fa- cilities.

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, became the largest catcher/pro- cessor in the company's fleet when she was placed into service this year.

OUTSTANDING WORKBOATS OF 1988

VESSEL TYPE DIMENSIONS

Lgth-Wdth-Dft (in feet)

BUILDER MAIN ENGINES OWNER

Aaron McCall

Guia/Lider

Northern Enterprise*

Phoenix III

Protector Class

Sajo Victoria

Sally

Seattle Enterprise*

SuperAmerica

U.S. Enterprise

Crewboat

Tractor tugs

Processor

Rescue boat

Patrol boat

Purse seiner

Docking tug

Processor

Pushboat

Processor 155x30x8 95x34x9.75 180 34x13 28.5x11.6x2 222x40x20 70x30x12.5 270x44x18 150x45 224x42x16

Gulf Craft

Houma Fabricators

Halter Marine

Munson Manufacturing

SeaArk Marine

Campbell Shipyard

Gladding-Hearn

Bender Shipbuilding

Quality Shipyards

Halter Marine

Cummins (6)

EMD (2)

EMD (2)

Crusader(2)

Yamaha (2)

GM-EMD

Detroit Diesel

EMD (2)

Caterpillar (2)

EMD (2)

McCall Enterprises

Panama Canal Comm.

Arctic Alaska Fisheries

S.F. Int'l Airport

U.S.C.G.

Sajo Industrial

Wilmington Tug & Launch

Arctic Alaska Fisheries

Ashland Oil

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