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sons. Aft of the Court there is the

Yacht Club, which has a 280-person capacity with an illuminated dance floor and an ample buffet.

The Crown Odyssey has a swim- ming pool on her 1st deck, as well as a fitness center, two saunas, two massage rooms, ample sun deck space and a beauty palour. She also has two whirlpools located on the

Penthouse Deck (10th deck).

ETERNAL ACE

Mitsui Engineering

In April, the 5,563-vehicle capac- ity car carrier Eternal Ace was deliv- ered by the Tamano Works of Mit- sui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.,

Ltd., to her Panamanian owners

Perennial Motors Transport Inc.

The Eternal Ace has an overall length of 654.4 feet, breadth of 106 feet, molded depth of 110 feet and draft of 32 feet. The 55,380-gross- ton vessel is powered by a single

MAN B&W-Mitsui 7S60MC diesel engine rated at 15,900 hp at 95 rpm.

She has a maximum speed of over 21 knots.

To increase her vehicle-carrying capacity, the space between the

Eternal Ace's deck above the moor- ing deck in the bow section and the

No. 1 car deck has been enclosed.

Additionally, two of her 14 stowage decks are movable to accommodate larger vehicles.

For more efficient mooring opera- tion, the Eternal Ace is equipped with a bowthruster.

Classed by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, the car carrier, which has a comple- ment of 32, has a collision-preven- tion system as well as standard nau- tical equipment to insure safe navi- gation. She also is equipped with a satellite communication system for worldwide communication.

KUNISAKI MARU

Hitachi Zosen

In March, Hitachi Zosen's Ariake

Works delivered the large ore car- rier Kunisaki Maru to her owners

Friend Shipping.

The 227,960-dwt ore carrier has an overall length of 1,033 feet, breadth of 170-1/2 feet, depth of 77 feet, and full load draft of 59 feet.

The 110,039-gross ton Kunisaki

Maru is powered by a single MAN

B&W-Hitachi Zosen 8S70MC diesel engine that has an maximum con- tinuous output of 23,000 hp at 88 rpm. The engine is designed to per- mit the use of low-grade fuel oil up to 6,000 sec Redwood. She has a speed of about 16 knots.

Besides her energy-efficient main engine, the Kunisaki Maru incorpo- rates a number of fuel-saving fea- tures including: a Hitachi-Zosen- developed HZ nozzle for improved propulsion efficiency; a Hitachi Zos- en-developed echo turbo-generator plant, ETC-2 system; and self- cleaning antifouling paint used to reduce drag and maintenance.

Classed by the Japanese classifi- cation society NK, the Kunisaki

Maru's cargo-handling and mooring equipment as well as automated en- gine room facilities are engineered to save manpower and energy. She is crewed by a complement of 26.

MCDERMOTT

DERRICK BARGE 50

NESL

The world's largest monohull crane vessel, McDermott Marine

Construction's new McDermott

Derrick Barge 50, has entered ser- vice in the Gulf of Mexico after undergoing final outfitting at

McDermott Shipyard in New Or- leans, La. The crane ship was built by British Shipbuilders subsidiary

North East Shipbuilders Ltd. (NESL) at the firm's North Sands,

Sunderland, yard.

A self-propelled dynamically po- sitioned monohull vessel, DB 50 is designed for worldwide operation in a variety of marine construction roles. She is 495 feet long and 151 feet wide with a depth from keel to main deck of 41 feet.

The ship's main revolving crane is a Clyde Model 80-262-49-33. Its components include a fully active computerized motion suppression and heel compensation system. The crane has a 344.5-foot boom with the main block at 262.5 feet. It is mounted on an 80-foot diameter tub at the centerline aft of the vessel. At full revolving, it has a rated capacity of 3,527 short tons at 82 feet. Her slewing capacity over the stern is 4,189 short tons at a 100-foot radius.

The Clyde crane has a fixed rating over the stern of 4,400 short tons at 121-foot radius.

Five 2,700-kw, 6,600-V, three- phase, 60-cycle Brush Electrical

Machines alternators powered by five Allen Model S37 nine-cylinder heavy-fuel diesel engines provide ample power for the vessel's propul- sion, dynamic positioning and crane. Each of the four main verti- cal-drive Brush Electrical propul- sion motors drives a Stone Vickers azimuth thruster with an MCR of 2,400 kw at 880 rpm. Dynamic posi- tioning is controlled by a GEC Uni-

Control Duplex DP System rated for all modes of construction work, including DP diving operations. A

GEC Tams 80 mooring system mon-

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Equipment List

Alternator engines (5) Allen

Alternators (5) Brush Electrical

Dynamic positioning system GEC

CP thrusters Stone Vickers

Gyrocompass Sperry

Dual axis doppler log Sperr

Radar equipment Kelvin Hughes

Motion suppression & crane comprensation system .... BPP Ocean Technology

Echo sounders Simrad

Radio equipment . . . STC International

Magnetic compass B. Cooke

Whistles Chadburn Engineering

Navigation systems Racal Decca

Revolving crane Clyde Iron

Anchors Delta Flipper

Anchor winches & capstans

ASEA-Hagglunds

Air compressors Compair Reavell

Engine room pumps Hamworthy

Oil purifiers Westfalia Separators

Incinerator . . . Hamworthy Engineering

Sewage treatment Hamworthy Engineering

O/W separator . Hamworthy Engineering

Vacuum sewage system . IFO Sanitar RRC

Reverse osmosis plants . .Caird & Rayner

Fire pumps & monitors . . . Weir Pumps

A/C & ventilation Flakt

Anchor wires & mooring ropes

British Ropes

Halon systems Walter Kidde

Fire detection & sprinkler systems .... Hartnell Alarm

Mooring winches Hagglunds

Lifeboats Watercraft

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