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Moss Point Marine's new General Motors-powered logistic support vessel is named in honor of Lt. Gen.William B. Bunker, a former Commander of the Transportation Supply and

Maintenance Command who was also Deputy Chief of the procurement of ships, railway equipment and harbor craft in World War II.

Moss Point Marine Completes

Four-Ship U.S. Army Contract

Moss Point Marine, Inc. recently delivered the 273-foot logistic sup- port vessel Lt. Gen. William B.

Bunker (LSV 4) to the U.S. Army, completing a four-ship contract be- tween the Escatawpa, Miss., ship- builder and the Army.

The Bunker is one of a new class of landing craft which is capable of delivering large quantities of cargo to almost any beach or port facility in the world.

With ramps fore and aft, the

Bunker has a drive-through capabil- ity and can assist in logistics over the shore operations. Containerized, break-bulk, and roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) cargoes can safely and quickly be loaded, transported, and discharged. The new vessel is also equipped with a computer which links it to Army and Navy storage facilities for spare parts and supply source information.

The $10.2-million vessel was built at Moss Point Marine for the Army under a contract administered by the U.S. Navy and its Supervisor of

Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Re- pair (SUPSHIPS) in Pascagoula,

Miss.

The all-steel Bunker is 273 feet in length with a 60-foot beam and 16- foot 5-inch depth. She is powered by two General Motors EMD16-645-E2 diesel engines. The LSV can trans- port between 900 and 2,000 short tons of cargo, depending on the type of operation. The vessel is capable of approximately 12 knots sustained speed and has a range of over 5,500 nautical miles at loaded displace- ment. Her crew consists of six offi- cers and 24 enlisted men.

The Bunker has been assigned to

Forscom, 1099 TC, at Ft. Eustis,

Va.

Moss Point Marine, Inc. is part of the Trinity Marine Group which is owned by Trinity Industries, Inc. of

Dallas, Texas. Other members of the shipbuilding group are Halter

Marine, Inc. shipyards in Moss

Point, Miss., and Lockport, La.,

Equitable Shipyards Inc., with facil- ities in New Orleans and Madison- ville, La., and Gretna Machine and

Iron Works, Inc., Harvey, La.

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Joint Venture Formed

To Build, Operate

Passenger Submarines

A joint venture has been formed,

Nautilus Submarines of America,

Inc., Fort Pierce, Fla., to manufac- ture, market, and operate passenger tourist submarines throughout the world with primary emphasis on the

U.S. and Caribbean markets.

The new firm was formed by a joint venture partnership between

Fluid Energy, Ltd., of Scotland, one of the world's leading underwater engineering firms specializing in the design and manufacture of commer- cial and leisure submarines, and

James B. Cain, a prominent Flori- da developer. "This is a very exciting, exclusive opportunity for the leisure industry since it is an untapped market in the

United States," said Ronald Bell, president of Nautilus Submarines. "We have considerable interest from a wide range of investors."

According to industry analysts in a recent Time magazine article, more than 100 tourist submarines will be in operation by early next decade. They also foresee a $250- million-per-year market being de- veloped within the same time frame.

Nautilus Submarines is leasing 10,000 square feet of space in the

Harbor Branch Oceanographic In- stitute, a non-profit foundation in

Fort Pierce. The firm's facilities opened for operation in early Au- gust. "We have had interest from cruise lines and resorts, which would form joint ventures with us to provide the submarine operations at several locations," said Mr. Bell. "Others have expressed a desire to develop facilities with us at state parks in Florida and California."

The submarines, which will be located at offshore sites and ac- cessed by sub tenders, carry up to 62 passengers for one-hour underwater excursions.

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Navy Awards $4-Million PMA Job

To Service Engineering

Service Engineering Co., San

Francisco, Calif., was recently awarded a $4-million contract for the Phased Maintenance Availabili- ty (PMA) of the ammunition ship

USS Mauna Kea (AE-22). The work is expected to be completed January 16, 1989. The contract was awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding,

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