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Hitachi Zosen Delivers

VLCC And Product Carrier

Hitachi Zosen recently delivered a VLCC and a product carrier to their owners. The VLCC, Cosmo

Pleiades, was built at the Ariake

Works of Hitachi Zosen and the

Argironissos, a 45,400-dwt tanker, was built at the Maizuru Works.

The Argironissos was the third of the Epoch Mark II type, developed by Hitachi Zosen, to be delivered.

The design includes a double-hull which consists of thick shells and uses only longitudinal members to serve as both stiffeners and deep girders. With this design, trans- verse members, other than bulk- heads, can be eliminated. The ship is about 600 feet long, has a beam of 105.6 feet and a draft of 39.4 feet.

The ship will be powered by an HZ

B&W 6S50MC type diesel engine and have a maximum speed of 15.7 knots. The owner of the ship is

Argironissos Shipping Corporation of Liberia.

The Cosmo Pleiades, a 234,999- dwt VLCC, was the third tanker of this capacity to be delivered. The design was developed by Hitachi

Zosen. The 1063-foot long vessel has a beam of 190.2 feet and a draft of 61.7 feet. Power for the vessel is provided by an HZ B&W 8S80MCE type diesel engine which allows for a cruising speed of 15.6 knots. The ship is operated by Nabix Line, Ltd. and is chartered by Cosmo Oil Co.,

Ltd.

For further information about the services and facilities of Hitachi

Zosen,

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PacOrd Names Hartsock

VP & General Manager

Robert G. Hartsock has been appointed vice president and gen- eral manager of PacOrd Inc., a sub- sidiary of SPD Technologies special- izing in maritime systems repair and overhaul.

A maritime industry professional with more than 20 years' experi- ence, Hartsock comes to PacOrd from Crowley Maritime Corp. in

Oakland, CA, where he spent the past 13 years as general manager- shipyards. d

Robert G. Hartsock

Prior to that, he held a series of management positions with Crowley

Maritime, American Bureau of Ship- ping, Foss Launch and Tug Co., and

Lockheed Shipbuilding and Con- struction Co.

In addition to its San Diego head- quarters, PacOrd has west coast fa- cilities in Seattle, Portland and Na- tional City, Calif., as well as a Ha- waiian operation in Pearl City, Ha- waii. On the east coast, PacOrd has operations in Norfolk, Va., Arling- ton, Va., and Jacksonville, Fl.

PacOrd's support service for the

U.S. Navy include private sector shipyards, DOD contracting agen- cies and original equipment manu- facturers. The company also has one of the largest Master Ordinance

Repair (MOR) capabilities in the nation.

SPD Technologies is a major de- signer and manufacturer of military circuit breakers and switchgear, and a leader in the development of ad- vanced shipboard announcing sys- tems.

For free literature on PacOrd's re- pair services,

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WMh PI

When Reliability Counts, We Light the Way.

Even the pounding shock and jarring vibration on the deck of an aircraft carrier can't dim our lights. We have almost half a century of being there and coundess government- required tests to prove it. We're The L.C. Doane Company and we manufacture lighting to the strictest specifications- the government's or yours. Our lighting products, whether from our catalog offerings or specially designed and man- ufactured for you, go through rigorous testing for shock, vibration, effectiveness of enclosure, insulation resistance, noise and other conditions. Put us to the test and watch us pass with flying colors. Made with pride in the USA.

The L.C. Doane Company

P.O. Box 975, Essex, Connecticut 06426 (203) 767-8295 Fax: (203) 767-1397

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Ground faults are detected early with our insulation monitors and quickly pinpointed with our fault location products. The actual insulation resistance to ground can be displayed or transmitted to a data acquisition system.

Systems may be on or off-line. Call toll-free or write to us about your application or send for your free catalog now.

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Exton, PA 19341 1-800-356-4266

Fifty Years of Experience with Electrical Safety Onboard

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Advanced Warning

Against Electrical Ground Faults