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GEC Alsthom Slow Speed Drive System

Installed On New USCG Vessels

U.S. Coast Guard vessel fitted with Regulateurs Europa Slow Speed Drive System.

A Slow Speed Drive System has been designed and installed for evaluation on a number of U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 110-ft. (34-m) Island class vessels by GEC Alsthom Regulateurs Europa Ltd. The system is reportedly a low cost alternative for fast patrol boats, which require the ability to loiter. Island class vessels are sometimes needed to tow damaged vessels safely into harbor. At minimum speed with both engines idle the vessel drives at 11 knots, and with one engine engaged, at eight knots— both speeds excessive for towing and slow speed maneuvers. The Slow

Speed Drive System achieves loitering speeds by engaging either one or both drive shafts via a pulsed clutch arrangement. A typical installation would be a four-speed combination to give reduced speeds of 2.5,4,5.8 and 7.2 knots. The drive reportedly broadens the operational capacity of the vessel without impairing its high-speed capability. The system can also be retrofitted to existing propulsion systems or incorporated into a new installation. For additional information on the Slow Speed Drive System from GEC Alsthom,

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Alaska Diesel Names Clark

Regional Mktg. Director

Alaska Diesel Electric has named

Peter Clark as its new director of marketing/Eastern Region. He will be working in Alaska Diesel's Pom- pano, Fla. office. Mr. Clark has 20 years of experience in the marine industry. He was sales manager of

Rampage Yachts and Cruistar Inc. and owner of Western Gulf Yacht

Sales/Houston Hatteras. Most re- cently he was the regional director of sales for Tollycraft Yacht Inc.

Hitachi Zosen Completes Bulk

Carrier Samjohn Spirit

The Samjohn Spirit, a bulk car- rier of 71,730-dwt (metric), was com- pleted by the Maizuru Works of

Hitachi Zosen Corp. for Nissho Iwai

Corp. TheSamjohn Spirit is equipped with a Hitachi Zosen B&W 6S60MCE- type diesel as the main engine. The vessel is 705 ft. (215 m) long with a breadth of 105 ft. (32 m) and depth of 62 ft. (19 m).

Mjellem & Karlsen Fast Ferry

Progressing

Work on Mjellem & Karlsen's 312- ft. (95-m) monohull ferry for Euro- pean Ferries Denmark AS in

Copenhagen is reportedly progress- ing smoothly.

The $32 million contract for the ferry was signed in December 1993.

The four main engines are to be deliv- ered by MTU and are of the 20V1163TB 73L type. KaMeWa will supply four 112SII waterjets.

Brunvoll, Vosper Thornycroft, and

Lohmann & Stolterfoht will also supply equipment for the newbuilding. The fast ferry will have a capacity of 600 passengers and 160 cars and the possibility to carry 12 tourist buses, and travel at approximately 35 knots.

Argosy Opens Riverside

Casino In Missouri

Argosy Gaming Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, the

Missouri Gaming Company, an- nounced the opening of its Argosy

Riverside Casino in Riverside, Mo., the first to open in the Kansas City area. The Argosy Riverside Casino will initially utilize the formerPar-

A-Dice vessel, which the company recently acquired. The company anticipates delivery of the perma- nent Argosy Riverside Casino ves- sel later this summer. The new 57,000-sq.-ft., three-level vessel under construction will accommo- date 1,800 passengers and crew and have approximately 30,000- sq.-ft. of gaming space. The new vessel will be 240 ft. (73 m) long and 77 ft. (23 m) wide.

Ingalls-Built Destroyer

Named Stethem

The newest Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class Aegis guided missile de- stroyer was named Stethem (DDG 63) on July 16, 1994 in honor of

Petty Officer Robert Dean

Stethem, killed by terrorists on

TWA Flight 847 in Athens, Greece.

The new ship is the sixth Aegis destroyer to be launched by Ingalls.

DDG 63 will join the Pacific Fleet after commissioning in 1995.

ABS Extends SafeHull™To

Bulk Carriers

The American Bureau of Ship- ping (ABS) extended its SafeHull system to new and existing bulk carriers, providing for improving their structural safety. The sys- tem concentrates on five main ar- eas: dry cargo hold transverse cor- rugated bulkheads; vertical hold frames; cross deck structure; forebody; and cargo loading.

Weidman Named Additive

VP For AlliedSignal Inc.

The Performance Additives unit of AlliedSignal Inc. named David

N. Weidman its new vice presi- dent and general manager. Mr.

Weidman succeeds Frederick

Karasek, who retires after 33 years with the company. Mr.

Weidman will oversee all opera- tions within the Performance Ad- ditives area, including marketing, product development, customer service, and quality management, among other responsibilities. Mr.

Weidman also spent almost 15 years with American Cyanamid. ***mum 25 knot winds, 8 foot swells and small craft advisories for coastal waters.

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