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Sperry Marine Donates

Historic Gyrocompass To Museum

Thomas N. Hunnicutt III (left), president of the board of trustees, Mariner's Museum of Newport News, Va., and C.

Richard Kenney, vice president and general manager of

Sperry Marine, Inc., alongside Sperry Marine's "Iron Mike" gyropilot (center) and the binnacle of a Mk XIV gyrocom- pass. The historic equipment was donated to the museum to mark the company's 80th anniversary.

Sperry Marine Inc., Charlottesville, Va., has donated several pieces of historic marine equip- ment to the Mariners' Museum in Newport

News, Va., to mark the company's 80th anniver- sary. C. Richard Kenney, senior vice presi- dent and general manager of Sperry Marine, officially presented the items to Thomas N.

Hunnicutt III, president of the museum's board of trustees.

The donated equipment includes a Sperry

Marine Mk XIV Gyrocompass complete with binnacle, control panel, amplifier and generator; a Sperry Marine "Iron Mike" Gyropilot with steering stand and repeater; and a framed pho- tograph of the company founder, Elmer A. Sper- ry. The Mariner's Museum plans to exhibit the equipment in its Seapower Gallery when it reop- ens in the mid-1990s.

Elmer A. Sperry is the developer of the gyro- compass. In 1910 he founded the Sperry Gyro- scope Company to manufacture this new device which could guide iron as well as wooden ships.

The Mk XIV gyrocompass donated to the mu- seum was developed in 1936.

The Sperry "Iron Mike" gyropilot was devel- oped during the 1920s as a logical outgrowth of the gyrocompass.

Sperry Marine Inc. is a leading developer and manufacturer of marine guidance, control and communication equipment.

Saab's Computerized Cargo

Handling System Selected

By United Tankers Of Sweden

Saab's new computerized cargo handling sys- tem, the MaC/501, was recently selected by Swe- dish shipowner United Tankers for installation on its new product tankers. The two vessels have been ordered at the Uljanik shipyard in Yugo- slavia (hull nos. 406 and 407) and are scheduled for delivery in 1993.

The ships are 70,000-dwt product tankers.

They are to serve the Caribbean and American

East Coast and will load and discharge frequent- ly, hence the emphasis put on efficient cargo handling. Loading and discharging is dealt with at a work station in the cargo control room, where the valves and FRAMO pumps are oper- ated by simply pointing at the screen with a light pen.

The cargo handling system is integrated with

Saab's well-known level gaging system Tank-

Radar. Levels in the 10 cargo tanks are read on the same screen as used for cargo handling. This means that the operator can top off the tanks with the utmost accuracy. The temperature sen- sors for the cargo tanks are integrated into the radar transmitters used for level gaging so as to avoid unnecessary cabling.

For more information and free literature on

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Chevron Awards Sonsub

Long-Term Rig Support Contract

Chevron has awarded Sonsub Services, Inc. a one-year rig support contract for telerobotic services on the semisubmersible Ocean America, which is working in 2,700 feet of water in the

Gulf of Mexico. Sonsub will provide the Chal- lenger 1A Advanced Remotely Operated Work

System (AROWS) for drill rig support as well as its remotely operated dredge to clear the sea- floor around the wellheads.

Sonsub is an internationally recognized leader in the field of developing and operating remote- ly controlled underwater vehicles and special- ized tooling systems.

For further information, contact Cliff

Chamblee at Sonsub Services, Inc., 10905 Me- tronome, Houston, Texas 77043 (713) 984-9150.

Wellington Leisure Purchases

America's Cup; Now Offers

Marine Life Saving Equipment

Wellington Leisure Products, a manufacturer of Wellington Puritan® rope and cordage, has purchased America's Cup of La Puente, Calif.

Since 1960, America's Cup has been a leader in the design and fabrication of life saving equip- ment.

Wellington now offers a full line of industrial

Type 1, Type 3, Type 4, and Type 5 USCG- approved PFDs (personal flotation devices).

These include standard flotation vests, work vests, float coats, deck suits, and ring buoys.

For more information and a free copy of Wel- lington Leisure Products' current catalog,

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Jered Brown Brochure

Describes Vacuum Sewage

Collection Systems

A new two-color technical bulletin that de- scribes its vacuum flush sewage systems for shipboard wastewater handling is now available from Jered Brown Brothers, Troy, Mich.

Jered Brown systems include standard and custom-designed vacuum collection tank (VCT) units, vacuum flush toilets, urinals with low flow flush valves, and vacuum interface valves for urinal and graywater drain connections.

The bulletin offers, in narrative form, detailed product information and system description, along with a listing of the system's features.

The back of the bulletin is a schematic draw- ing of a typical vacuum sewage and wastewater collection and transfer system.

Jered Brown Brothers is an operating unit of

Vickers Marine Engineering Division, which in turn is a major division of Vickers P.L.C., the

London, England, parent company of Rolls-

Royce Motors, and a worldwide supplier of sys- tems and equipment for business, medical and scientific as well as for aerospace, defense, and marine industries.

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