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U.S. YARD NOTES

The following are notes and news from select U.S. yards. For more information on a particular ship- yard, circle the number for the yard on the Reader Service Card bound in this issue. (Reader Service Card numbers are found on the chart below.)

For more information on the ship- yards mentioned in this survey, ciricfe the appropriate Reader Ser- vice Number on the card bound in this issue.

Alabama Shipyard Inc 21

Atlantic Marine, Inc 22

Bellecraft Industries Corp 66

Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co...... 92

Blount Industries, Inc 93

Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard .. 86

Breaux's Bay Craft, Inc. 94

Campbell Shipyard 95

Conrad Industries, Inc. 88

Freeport Shipbuilding & Marine 96

Repair

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding 23 (Duclos Corp.)

Coast Fabrication, Inc 24 ma Fabricators 97 vichak Marine Industries 99 ac Shipyards, Inc 100 ne Builders, Inc 25 ne Inland Fabricators 101 arinette Marine Corp 89 t Shipyard 26 ichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc. ... 27 ange Shipbuilding Co., Inc 28 tti Shipyard, Inc 103 i Builders, Inc 73 lity Shipyards, Inc. 104

Marine, Inc 1 ,. 105 ce Marine Industries 29 ner Shipyard, Inc 74

ATH Ocean Systems, Inc 106 hips Inc. 87 - Equipment Corp 107 ty Marine Group 30

Lurn & Doughty 108 t Shipyard 55

Marine Corp 31

Alabama Shipyard recently added one new 2,500-sq.-m. steel storage facility complete with a new twin hook cab operated magnetic crane; it improved 20,400-sq.-m. of the primary erection site including the installation of one modified 150- ton revolving gantry crane; and it also installed a new CM300-14 DNC/

CNC multi-station flame planer with a series 2000-70 controller.

The new steel storage yard re- duces the time and worker power required to receive raw materials and load the blast and coat facility.

The erection site improvements will facilitate the fabrication of large modules and reduce overall produc- tion costs.

The new flame planer accurately squares plate for the panel line butt welder and also reduces fitting cost.

Alabama Shipyard invested in one modified PLC controlled blast ma- chine, which will reduce labor con- tent and improve high tolerance coat- ing capabilities within an existing blast and coat facility.

Alabama Shipyard estimates it spends $6 million annually on facil- (Continued on page 51) •P Pictured above: The most recent launching by SWA TH Ocean Systems. •

A custom 4000 Class SIVA TH: 90' LOA, 45'Beam; Power: Twin Caterpillar 3516 Dsls,;

Speed in photo: 25.6 Knots; Max. range: 3000 NM; » Constuction: Aluminum hull & superstructure. JH

SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) craft are g achieving unmatched dynamic stability. They are M ^^ able to maintain top cruising speeds in sea states d

J of five to seven (10' to 14' seas and 17 to 33 knot ^ winds) in comfort and safety. SWATH Ocean Systems

A design, engineering and constuction facilities are

Mmm committed to excellence. •. Hi^H

Performance video available.

Call for a complimentary copy.

Swath Ocean Systems, Inc. 1313 W. 24th Street, National City, CA 91950 phone: 1.619.336.4615 fax:1.619-336.4616 t, 1994

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