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Navy Awards Vessel

Repair Contracts

To U.S. Shipyards

In the Northeast U.S., American

Shipyard Corp., Newport, R.I., will perform service craft overhaul on the TWR-681 Labrador under a $295,837 contract.

In the Mid-Atlantic states, New- port News, Virginia-based Davis

Boat Work, Inc. was recently awarded a $369,369 contract for ship repair work to the YFN-1283.

Braswell Services Group, Inc.,

Charleston, S.C., is performing re- pair work on the TRB-3 under a $104,763 award.

One of the busiest repairers in the U.S., Norfolk Shipbuilding &

Drydock Corp. of Norfolk, Va., re- ceived an $8,342,180 contract for the repair and overhaul of the USS

Shippingport (ARDM-4).

Metro Machine Corporation, Nor- folk, Va., received $149,131 for ad- vanced planning of the USS Ponce (LPD-15) Fiscal Year 1992 phased maintenance availability.

Earl Industries, Inc., of Ports- mouth, Va., received a $1,833,400 contract for ship repair work on the cruiser USS Biddle (CG-44).

In the Southeast U.S., the

Bellinger Division of Jacksonville

Shipyard, Inc., in Jacksonville, Fla., has received a $321,378 contract for work on the 50WB813.

Out West in southern California, the USS Jason (AR-8) will undergo a $1,397,884 restricted availability at

Continental Maritime of San Di- ego.

In the Pacific Northwest, Tacoma

Boatbuilding Co., Tacoma, Wash., has received a $103,166 contract award for work on the YON-102.

Trinity Marine Begins

Construction Of Ninth

Tug For Bouchard

Moss Point Marine, Inc., a sub- sidiary of Trinity Industries, Inc., and a member of the Trinity Marine

Group, recently began the construc- tion of the Barbara E. Bouchard, a 127-foot oceangoing tug for

Bouchard Transportation Co.,

Hicksville, N.Y., at its Escatawpa,

Miss., yard.

When delivered in the first quar- ter of next year, the Barbara E.

Bouchard will be the ninth tug de- signed and built for Bouchard by a

Trinity company.

The new 127-foot tug will have a beam of 37 feet and 20-foot depth.

She will feature a raised pilothouse with an eye level of 57 feet above the design waterline for visibility over large tows.

The Barbara E. Bouchard will be powered by two General Motors

EMD16-645-F7B turbocharged die- sel engines developing a total of 6,140 hp through Falk reverse/reduction gears. The tug's three Kato 99-kw generators will be driven by three

Detroit Diesel 8-V71 diesel engines.

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One of the generator sets will serve as a standby unit for long ocean tows. Bouchard tugs usually operate on the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S.

A Markey winch mounted on the aft deck and powered by a Detroit

Diesel 6-71 diesel engine will enable the tug to tow on a hawser.

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Scan Rope Wins Contract

For 12 Wire Rope Slings

Saipem S.p.a., Milan, has awarded ScanRope A/S, Norway, a contract for 12 wire rope slings of mega class. These slings will be used onboard the Micoperi 7000 during lifting of template/modules on the BP Bruce Project.

Each sling will have a breaking load up to 6,000 metric tons and unit weights up to above 60 m.t. By using sets of four double-laid slings,

Micoperi 7000 will be able to lift about 10,000 m.t.

ScanRope supplied similar slings in 1990 for the lifting operations of both the Gyda and Veslefrikk jack- ets.

In addition to slings, ScanRope has supplied the Micoperi 7000 with crane ropes and anchor wire lines in unit weights of 135 tons.

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DigiJaL Gyro Repeaters

BRIDGE WING MOUNTING of LR40/LR60 Digital Gyro Repeaters

The LR40/LR60 can now be panel-mounted on the Bridge Wing using a "flip-up" plastic cover.

The cover is specified to IP55. • Large super-bright Digital Heading Display, • Analog Turning Indicator - allowing instant estimation of turning rate. • Will work from most types of gyro compasses. • Programmable as Master Repeater or Slave

Repeater. • Digital Data output (RS422) - for integration with survey and navigation computers. riklu

DIGITAL HEADING REPEATERS

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Fax +472 80 80 95

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