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ron Transport Corporation at its

Nagasaki Shipyard.

The Charles B. Renfrew along with her sister ship, the R. Hal

Dean, are used as lightering tankers for VLCCs and engaged in shuttle service between Pascagoula, Miss., and about 50 sea miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Charles B. Renfrew has an overall length of 784-1/2 feet, molded breadth of 122 feet, molded depth of 58.3 feet and design draft of 36 feet. The 44,840-gross-ton ves- sel is powered by two MAN B&W-

Mitsubishi 6L 52/55B diesel en- gines, with a maximum continuous rating of 6,700 hp at 450 rpm each.

Because she is fitted with a Ka-

MeWa-Mitsubishi controllable pitch propeller, the operation of the

Charles B. Renfrew is simple. The

CP propeller makes it unnecessary to operate the main engines in the reverse mode and also allows the engines to be operated with a con- stant revolution.

Both the R.Hal Dean and Charles

B. Renfrew feature energy and man- power saving equipment. For exam- ple, in order to improve efficiency and reliability of the lightering ser- vice, a lightering hose crane and fen- der davits have been installed. To improve operation in narrow sea- ways, both lightering tankers are equipped with bowthrusters and

Schilling rudders. Another feature is a Mitsubishi Automated Cargo

Control and Monitoring System, which cuts time during the vessel's frequent loading/unloading opera-

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Circle 264 on Reader Service Card tions during shuttle service.

For the monitoring of the main engine system, the vessel is pro- vided with a monitoring system with a microcomputer which meets the

ABS requirement for "unattended machinery space." An automatic op- eration control and monitoring sys- tem has also been used for the boiler and inert gas system and functions in connection with the automated cargo control and monitoring sys- tem.

As for navigation equipment, the vessel is equipped with a Decca

Navigator which contains functions of the Loran-C, Omega and satellite navigation. Other equipment in- cludes an automatic chart plotter connected to the Decca Navigator, a

Navtex receiver, ARPA, doppler speedlog and docking sonar.

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Equipment List

Main engines Krupp MaK

Auxiliary engines Krupp MaK

CP propeller KaMeWa

Gears Renk

Stabilizer Ross

Stern tube bush and compact sealing Ross

A.C. asynchronous motor AEG

Radar Krupp Atlas Elektronik

Radio equipment, hand radios, & facsimile receiver Hagenuk

Automation system . .Valmet Automation

Engine room console, switch gear & emergency lighting Janssen

Monitoring & engine room control video systems Siemens AG

Radio & TV system Diskowski

A/C and ventilation systems Rudolph Otto Meyer

Cooling plant Brown Boveri-York

Loudspeaker, PA system, lighting & theater translating systems .... Funa Nachrichtentecnik

Lamps, ceilings, panels & light fixtures Dampa

Sewage treatment Hamworthy

Couplings Vulkan

Separators Alfa Laval

Fresh water generator, potable water station, evaporating plants & heat exchanger Serck

Bilge and ballast pump Iron

Firefighting system Preussaug

Fire alarm system .EB Nachrichtentechnik

Gas cylinder central station .... Unitor

Welding rectifier Unito

Davits Schat-Davit

Lifeboats Fassmer

Pallet elevator Macor Marine

Doors Saajos

Hydraulically operated watertight door system . . Schoenrock Hydraulik

Sound/heat insulation & flooring Kaefer Isoliertecnik

Elevators & dumbwaiter Otis

Electric anchoring & mooring equipment . . . Rauma Repola

Galleys, pantries & counters . . Navalmar

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