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Peterson Wins $4.5 Million Contract To

Build MK V Special Operations Craft

An artist's rendition of the MK V SOC.

Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI) an- nounced it has been awarded a $4.5 million Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract by the U.S. Special Opera- tions Command to construct the

Mark V Special Operations Craft (MK V SOC) System, a craft/trans- porter package, for test and evalua- tion. PBI was selected as one of two

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The initial solicitation drew an esti- mated two hundred interested com- panies from which nine timely pro- posals were received and evaluated.

PBI's "Sea Stalker Class" patrol craft is an asymmetrical catamaran based upon the Cougar Cat 2100 "Dark Moon Class" patrol craft de- veloped by Cougar Marine, Ltd. of

Hamble, England and delivered to the Spanish Customs Service, which is now in operation. The MK V SOC has a length of 71 feet, a beam of 18 feet, a draft of 4.6 feet and a top speed in excess of 50 knots. PBI's

MK V SOC will be built to Det Norske

Veritas (DNV) Classification Soci- ety Rules.

Included in the MK V SOC Sys- tem is a craft transporter designed for both over the road applications and airborne transport in a C5 A/B aircraft. PBI has chosen Talbert

Manufacturing, Inc. of Rensselaer,

Ind. as its partner to supply this unique piece of equipment. Talbert was selected because of its experi- ence in the design and manufacture of multiple axle, steerable devices for many special applications.

For more information on Peterson

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MK V SOC Equipment List

Main engines MTU

Propellers Rolla

Thrusters Hamilton Waterjet

Generator engines Fischer Panda

Thruster engines MTU

Reduction gears ZF

Engine controls MTU

Steering controls Hynautic

Pumps Jabsco with Whale (manual) backup

Siemens Wins Washington

State Ferries Contract

Siemens has been selected by

Washington State Ferries as the primary contractor to supply the diesel electric propulsion system on three Jumbo Mark II-class ferries.

The contract is worth approximately $40 million. "Washington State went through an extensive and thorough evalua- tion process of state-of-the-art avail- able technology, and decided on Si- emens Cycloconverter Technology," said a Siemens spokesman.

As the single system vendor, Si- emens is to supply the entire propul- sion package. Siemens is scheduled to start delivery for the first vessel in December of 1994, and the con- tract period extends through 1999.

Washington State Ferries has yet to select a builder for the vessels, and is currently accepting bids. For ad- ditional information on the capa- bilities of Siemens,

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