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Cruise Ship Delivered

By Schichau Seebeckwerft

To Kloster Cruise

Schichau Seebeckwerft recently delivered the cruise ship Royal

Viking Queen to its owner, Kloster

Cruise Limited, Coral Gables, Fla.

The ship, which was launched in

May of 1991, is 442.94 feet long with a beam of 62.34 feet and a draft of 16.41 feet. The ship is powered by a 2 by 2.180-kw and a 2 by 1.460-kw father and son Bergen Diesel plant and can maintain a cruising speed of 19.3 knots.

The ship was built to the rules of

Det norske Veritas for their class:

DNV + 1A1 passenger ship.

Schichau Seebeckwerft has also com- pleted various other projects for Kloster

Cruise such as lengthening three cruise liners and building two others.

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Seebeckwerft,

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NKK Tests 'V-Caf

Catamaran Design

Sea trials of a 35.6-foot test model incorporating the V-shaped hull and

I thin strut design concepts that are key features of NKK's "V-Cat" cata- maran have confirmed performance capabilities of the high-speed craft.

Using a model constructed at

NKK's Tsu Works, the sea tests re- portedly proved the vessel's ability to sustain a maximum service speed of about 24 knots—equivalent to 48 knots with a planned 200 passenger commercial version of the craft—as well as a turning radius of about three boat lengths at full speed, and little running trim even at high speeds. It was noted that during testing, the V-Cat also exhibited steady sailing in head, following, oblique and beam waves despite the absence of ride-quality devices such as fins.

The test boat is 35.6 feet long with a beam of 11.8 feet and can carry up to seven passengers.

R.A. Keller Appointed

Marketing Consultant

Of Offshore Tugs, Inc.

Offshore Tugs, Inc. recently an- nounced that R. A. Keller joined the company as a marketing consultant.

After serving for 43 years at

Rowan Companies, Mr. Keller re- tired in 1991 as vice president of the company.

Paris J. Theriot, chairman of

Offshore Tugs stated: "It is indeed an asset to have someone with the experience of Mr. Keller join our team. His knowledge of all aspects of the oilfield brings a depth to our organization which will enable us to better serve our clients."

Offshore Tugs operates a fleet of oceangoing vessels servicing the oil industry and towing business world- wide.

For further information about the services provided by Offshore Tugs,

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New 52-Page Remote

Valve Control Catalog

Free From Stow

A new 52-page catalog, entitled

Design Manual #8510 Rev. 1, is now available from Stow Manufacturing

Company, Inc. The new catalog covers the complete line of Stow manual remote controls for valves, including rigid reach rods, flexible shafting, various remote operating terminals with handwheels, valve couplings for all types of valves, and various components for transmis- sion, including 90-degree gearboxes, 300-degree swivel gearedjoints, 10:1 gear boxes and universal joints.

These controls are ideal for re- motely controlling valves in hard- to-get-at locations and for control- ling a number of valves from one central location.

For a copy of the Design Manual #8510,

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