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Whale watch boat Voyagerll, from Gulf Craft.
McDermott Shipyard in Amelia,
La., which delivered the first of a new class of SWATH (Small Water- plane Area Twin Hull) ocean sur- veillance ships, the USNS Victori- ous (T-AGOS-19), is constructing the second, third and fourth of the class, with the first two already christened.
Suppliers' Fortunes
Linked Closely To Yards
Following the fortunes of regional shipyards, many Southern marine suppliers were able to win or fill significant orders during the year.
For example, the two remanufac- tured GM EMD 16-645CE6 diesel engines for the highly advanced sup- ply vessel Mr. Vick, built by Trinity
Marine, were supplied by Stewart &
Stevenson, Harvey, La. Supplying a total of 4,000 hp, the EMDs propel the 220-foot vessel to a speed of 14 knots.
The first of four boats for Oil &
Gas Rental Services, Inc., Morgan
City, La., the Mr. Vick also features
Robertson autopilot, joystick con- trols, and dynamic positioning sys- tem from Robertson Marine Sys- tems, Inc., Metarie, La. The Robert- son DP system controls the bow thruster, main engines, and two ar- ticulated Willi Becker high lift rud- ders which can be operated indepen- dently or in unison.
Southern Mississippi Caterpillar dealer Puckett Machinery Company,
Gulfport, Miss., has been awarded a $7.7 million order to furnish en- gines and generators for 12 oil spill recovery vessels. The vessels are to be built by the Trinity Marine Group of Gulfport for the Marine Spill Re- sponse Corporation (MSRC), Nash- ville, Tenn.
The ships will operate in harbors, coastal areas and open oceans to recover up to 1,900 barrels or 79,000 gallons of oil per hour. They will be homeported in Seattle, Washington,
Long Beach, California, Lake Char- les, Louisiana, Port Everglades, Fla., and the New York City metropolitan area for quick deployment to spill areas.
Ben Puckett Jr., engine division manager of Puckett Machinery, said, the award was the largest single order in the history of the company.
Seventy-two Caterpillar engines will be provided for main propulsion, bowthruster and generator set ser- vice aboard the 208-foot vessels.
Bisso Marine Company, Inc., New
Orleans, La., has just completed a four-year contract with Bollinger
Machine Shop and Shipyard,
Lockport, La., by successfully launching forty-nine 110-foot Island
USCG patrol boats using the Der- rick Barge Ajax. The vessels are be- ing used by the Coast Guard for search and rescue and drug inter- diction operations.
Bisso also received another two- year contract from Bollinger to launch thirteen 170-foot U.S. Navy patrol boats now under construc- tion. The launches will be done by
Bisso's 700-ton Derrick Barge Cappy
Bisso at the Lockport facility.
Reader Service Number Table
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Atlantic Marine-Jacksonville 134
Atlantic Marine-Mobile 135
Avondale Boat Division 136
Avondale Shipyards Division 137
Balehi Marine 138
Bender Shipbuilding 139
Bisso Marine 140
Bollinger Machine 141
Freeport Shipbuilding 142
Gulf Craft 143
Homeport Marine Services 144
Ingalls Shipbuilding 145
Leevac Shipyards 146
McDermott Shipyard 147
Patti Shipyard 148
Sea-Fab 149
SeaArk Marine 150
Service Marine 151
Steiner Shipyard 152
Textron Marine Systems 153
Trinity Marine Group 154
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