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Trinity Industries, Inc.'s Halter

Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., has delivered the Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23), a 274-foot oceano- graphic ship to the U.S. Navy.

Halter was awarded the $20.9 million contract in August 1988, when its design for the 3,200-ton, diesel electric, dynamically posi- tioned ship was selected in a na- tional competition.

The Thompson will be operated by the University of Washington under the University National

Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) sponsored by the office of the Chief of Naval Research, U.S.

Navy. It will serve as a general purpose, all-season, oceanographic ship in coastal and deep ocean wa- ters.

Typical scientific missions will include physical, chemical and bio- logical oceanography, multi-disci- pline environmental investigations, ocean engineering, marine acous- tics, marine geology and geophysics, and survey tasks such as bathym- etry and magnetometry.

AGOR-23 has a diesel electric propulsion system with three 715- kw and three 1,500-kw diesel gen- erators integrated to provide power for propulsion and ship service elec- trical systems.

The ship is equipped with a dy- namic positioning system which pro- vides automated precision track-line and station-keeping capability. The system uses data from a global posi- tioning system, an acoustic vertical reference system, the gyrocompass, $6 Million Refurbishment

To Be Performed On

RCCL's 'Song Of America7

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line re- cently announced that its 1,390-pas- senger Song of America will undergo a $6 million refurbishment this Sep- tember.

During the ship's normally sched- and a wind sensor system to control the ship.

The ship has over 3,500 square feet of working deck space and can accommodate four standard labora- tory vans which have direct access to the ship's interior. It also has over 4,000 square feet for various scientific laboratories. The labora- tory spaces are designed to facilitate rapid rearrangement and are main- tained at 70-75 degrees F, with a maximum relative humidity of 55 percent.

The Thomas G. Thompson is 274 feet in length, with a 52.5-foot beam, and a 18.5-foot draft. Full load dis- placement is 3,250 tons.

Two Halter-designed and built

Navy oceanographic ships, Moana

Wave, and Gyre are operated by the

University of Hawaii, and Texas

A&M, respectively.

In addition to Halter Marine, Inc., other shipbuilding companies in the

Trinity Marine Group are Moss Point

Marine, Inc.; Equitable Shipyards,

Inc.; Gretna Machine and Iron

Works, Inc.; Aluminum Boats, Inc.;

HBC Barge, Inc.; and Trinity-Beau- mont.

Trinity Industries, Inc., based in

Dallas, Texas, manufactures and markets a wide variety of metal prod- ucts in six business segments: rail cars; containers; structural products; marine products; metal components; and leasing.

For free literature detailing the facilities and capabilities of the Trin- ity Marine Group,

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Point, Md., (formerly Baltimore

Marine Division, Bethlehem Steel

Corporation) on September 8 through 22, the area containing the ship's cinema, photo gallery, America's Cup

Bar and casino will be restructured to include a state-of-the-art confer- ence center, a photo display center, new Casino Roy ale and Schooner

Bar overlooking the ocean. Also, the

Verandah Cafe will be redesigned, the shopping center expanded, and all passenger cabins will receive wall-mounted color televisions.

According to an industry source,

BethShip will perform normal sched- uled underwater maintenance and drydocking. Royal Caribbean Cruise

Line will be responsible for a major- ity of the refurbishment, with assis- tance and support from BethShip.

BethShip Sparrows Point, one of the most active U.S. yards in the overhaul and drydocking of cruise ships, recently changed its name from Baltimore Marine Division of

Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Along with the name change, David

Watson was named president. Ray

DeVinney, was named the presi- dent of BethShip Sabine (Texas) yard.

For free literature detailing the ship repair facilities of BethShip

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The Thomas G. Thompson accommodates a total of 20 officers and crew and 30 scientists. All share common dining, lounge, recreation and training facilities.

Trinity Shipyard Delivers

Advanced U.S. Navy

Oceanographic Research Ship

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