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Halter Delivers Fourth Of Six

Navy Ocean Surveillance Ships

In Contract Valued At $85 Million sonville, La., Gretna Machine and and Trinity-Beaumont in Beau-

Iron Works in Harvey, La., Alumi- mont, Texas. num Boats, Inc. in Crown Point, For free literature containing full

La., Thunderbolt Shipbuilding and information on the facilities and ca-

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Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point,

Miss., has delivered the U.S. Navy ship Capable, the fourth of six iden- tical ocean surveillance ships under construction at Halter for the Navy with a total contract value of ap- proximately $85 million.

The Capable is the 16th of 18 planned monohull T-AGOS class ships to join the U.S. Navy's ocean surveillance program.,

Operated by the Military Sealift

Command (MSC) and staffed by civilian technicians, the Capable tows electronic devices to monitor the movement of submarines

The all-steel Capable is 224 feet long, with a 43-foot beam, and 15- foot 1-inch draft. Main propulsion and other ship's service is diesel- electric, provided by four Caterpil- lar/Kato 600-kw generators driving two General Electric motors. Power is transmitted through two shafts and full load displacement is ap- proximately 2,300 long tons. Maxi- mum speed is approximately 11 knots and normal operating speed is about three knots.

The vessel carries nine officers, 11 crew, and 10 technicians. In addi- tion to the usual living spaces, the

Capable also has a recreation room, exercise room, ship's store, and a self-service laundry.

Halter Marine, Inc. is part of the

Trinity Marine Group which is owned by Trinity Industries, Inc.,

Dallas, Texas.

In addition to the Halter-Moss

Point facility, the Trinity Marine

Group includes the Halter Marine

Inc. shipyard in Lockport, La., Moss

Point Marine, Inc. in Escatawpa,

Miss., Equitable Shipyards, Inc. fa- The 224-foot Capable is powered by four Caterpillar/Kato 600-kw generators driving two cilities in New Orleans and Madi- General Electric motors. 4V Mackay COMMUNICATIONS

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