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Hopeman Bros. To Supply

Joiner Systems For

Viking Serenade Project

Southwest Marine, Inc., San Die- go, Calif., has selected Hopeman

Brothers, Inc., Waynesboro, Va., as a subcontractor on the $75-million, 13-week conversion of Royal Carib- bean Cruise Line's Viking Seren- ade.

As a subcontractor on the huge conversion project, Hopeman

Brothers will complete the installa- tion of the joiner systems in the public spaces aboard the cruise ship.

Using both traditional U.S. sup- pliers and European sources, Hope- man Brothers will provide installa- tion of quality materials. In addi- tion, experienced Hopeman Broth- ers crews will ensure that the instal- lation is performed rapidly.

The Viking Serenade is scheduled to enter Southwest Marine's San

Diego facility on January 27, 1991, where she will undergo major struc- tural modifications, with the addi- tion of 296 staterooms and altera- tion of her public spaces to accom- modate the increased passenger ca- pacity. When she leaves the yard on

April 29, the Viking Serenade will have a passenger capacity of about 1,500.

The pretigious project was won against international competition and is the largest conversion ever undertaken in the U.S.

For free literature detailing the joiner package available from Hope- man Brothers,

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Shipbuilding Orders

In South Korea Show

Sharp Increase

Officials of the Korea Shipbuild- ers' Association recently reported that foreign orders placed at South

Korean shipyards totaled 4.89 mil- lion gross tons from January to No- vember 1990, compared with 2.28 million tons a year earlier.

South Korean yards have enough orders to keep them busy until the end of 1992, an official said.

Japan Includes Two More

AEGIS Destroyers In

Five-Year Defense Plan

Japan has included two more AE-

GIS destroyers in its draft five-year defense plan, according to the

Washington Times.

Congress approved the sale of

AEGIS air defense electronics to the

Japanese two years ago but defeated an attempt to amend the sale to include a U.S.-built hull, a require- ment opposed by the Reagan Ad- ministration. The Defense Depart- ment had explained that concern for the condition of the Japanese ship- building industry was one reason why the entire system (electronics plus the hull) had not been offered for the foreign military sale during the original negotiations.

Hatch & Kirk Offers

Engine Control Panel

Hatch & Kirk, Inc., Seattle,

Wash., is promoting state-of-the-art engine monitoring and control pan- els available to diesel, dual fuel, and gaseous-fueled engine users world- wide, according to Cliff Chappie, vice president of sales.

The panels are custom-designed to replace outdated monitoring and control instruments which have be- come expensive to maintain. The panel, housed in a weatherproof stainless steel enclosure, measures 72 inches high by 30 inches wide by 10.5 inches deep and weighs 210 pounds. Power supply can be from

AC or DC source.

Monitoring instruments available in the panel include digital tachom- eter with hourmeter and overspeed trigger; digital 20-channel annun- ciator; digital pressure switches and gages for fuel, engine oil, airbox, start air, and crankcase; and digital temperature scanner. Instrument readout is available in both.

For more information and free lit- erature on engine control panels from Hatch & Kirk,

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