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Navy Awards $3 Million Contract

To Hood Military boat from the Hood Military Vessel Group.

The Hood Military Vessel Group (HMVG) of Hood Enterprises, Inc.,

Portsmouth, R.I., has been awarded a $3 million contract to build motor launches for the U.S. Navy. This is

HMVG's first U.S. Government pro- duction contract.

The contract is for a 26-foot motor whale boat designed to transport crew and supplies to and from Navy vessels at installations and port des- tinations. The initial order is for 10 boats, with an option for an addi- tional 30 boats. The new boats will replace older whale boat models. The

Navy currently has a fleet of about 1,200 whale boats in service.

HMVG's "Mark 12" version of the traditional Navy motor whale boat design will be the prototype for a new generation of motor launches.

Like the older whale boats, the new boats will be unsinkable. The Mark 12 will feature a modified hull shape to improve sea handling.

HMVG markets military and municipal patrol boats to govern- ments, port authorities and agen- cies worldwide.

For free literature detailing the full line of vessel models from

HMVG,

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Dt-Developed Process Has

Applications In Ship Repair

Conversion And Salvage

Diversified Technologies (Dt) re- cently completed a survey of for- ward offsets of a "Romeo" Class sub- marine at Alexandria Shipyard in

Alexandria, Egypt, for Tacoma Boat- building Co. of Tacoma, Wash.

Dt engineers Jack Kalro and

Steve Lawson, using Dt's Total Sta- tion and Integrated Computer Pro- grams measured the offsets of the bow of the submarine at approxi- mately 1,000 locations. The mea- surements were taken accurate to +/ - 1/8 inch. The data is recorded electronically along with text and other identifying information, cor- rected automatically for environ- mental conditions, temporarily stored in an Electronic Field Note- book, and then transferred to a por- table computer. The results are con- figured to be used with a variety of architectural programs, including

AutoCad and AutoShip.

The Dt-developed process has numerous applications in ship re- pair, conversion and salvage. Also,

October, 1991 according to the company, it is faster and more cost-effective than manual lofting and photogrametry process.

Other recent projects using this method have included surveying the damaged foresection of the Indepen- dence Service for Donjon Marine in

Puerto Rico, the Chesapeake Slars installation for Houston Ship Re- pair, as well as several sonar dome alignments for NOAA.

For details,

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This is the trade show for workboat industry professionals. If you are involved in building or buying, maintaining or supplying, owning or operating any shallow-draft vessel, you cannot afford to miss this year's show.

The International

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Sponsored by WorkBoat and National Fisherman magazines

WorkBoat 2000

This national seminar program is dedicated to the future of the marine trades industry and will help you gain and retain your competitive edge.

First Of 3 Japanese-Built

Tugs Enters Service With

Roda Bolaget In Sweden

The first of three Japanese-built tractor units recently entered ser- vice with the Swedish towage fleet of Gothenburg-based Roda Bolaget.

Named John af Goteborg, the 350- gross-ton "John" was built by

Matsuura Tekko Zosen Co. Ltd. of

December 5-7, 1991

Louisiana Superdome

New Orleans, Louisiana USA

The 13th International WorkBoat

Show

Exhibits

Last year, we presented 666 exhibits, and show manage- ment will ensure that you'll see quality exhibits when you visit this year.

Incentives

Special prizes will be given away, including a scale model of a 332 ft. freighter valued at several thousand dollars.

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Hiroshima and delivered by heavy- lift ship from Japan to the Port of

Gothenburg, where it was unloaded.

The tug is powered by two Yanmar main engines producing a total of 4,000 bhp, driving Kawasaki

Texpeller azimuthing thrusters.

Maximum bollard pull is 57 tons. A free running speed of 12.5 knots can be achieved.

The two sister tugs of "John" are scheduled to be operational in the near future.

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