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VT Launches Second Oman

Corvette

The second of two corvettes

Vosper Thornycroft (VT) is build- ing for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) has been launched at the company's Southampton, U.K. shipyard.

The 272.3-ft. (83-m) vessel was named SNV Al Mua'zzar by her sponsor, His Highness Sayyid

Fahad bin Mahmoud Al Said, deputy prime minister for the

Council of Ministers, during a spe- cial ceremony to mark the occa- sion.

The launch of the second RNO corvette reflects another busy peri- od at VT, which currently has an orderbook comprising 15 ships.

This month, work has also started on the first new batch of seven

Sandown class minehunters for the Royal Navy.

A combination of VT's advanced production techniques and experi- ence from building the first-of-class RNO corvette has meant increased efficiency in the construction of the second, which was much further advanced at launch — and VT is on schedule to complete both ships during 1996.

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Propulsion is provided by four

Crossley Pielstick medium-speed, 16-cylinder V form diesel engines, which will drive two controllable- pitch propellers through reduction gearboxes. Each machinery set operates independently and one engine per shaft is sufficient to obtain speeds in excess of 20 knots.

VT Shipbuilding Director Dick

Taylor commented: "We have achieved a new level of perfor- mance in building the second RNO corvette and it is a tribute to every- one involved."

The first of the RNO corvettes,

SNV Qahir Al Amwaj, is due to arrive in Oman late in 1996 after an intensive period of sea trials and training in U.K. waters.

Initial sea trials have already gone well and weapons trials will start next month. The second corvette will follow early in 1997.

The corvette design is a versatile base design that has already attracted strong interest world- wide. An identical hull form can be used to provide a platform for a range of vessels including light frigates and offshore patrol ves- sels. The hull form with small variations has already been offered to other customers seeking ships which vary slightly from a lightly armed OPV version to more heavi- ly armed vessels. "This particular version has state-of-the-art electronics and weapons systems," said Laurence

Gandar, VT director of ship sales, "but the design can be adapted to accept a wide range of weapons systems, meaning that it can per- form an extensive range of tasks for navies throughout the world."

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APL Japan Arrives In Port

Of Hamburg

Another mega-containership of the post-Panamax HDW Gener- ation 6000, the 4,832 TEU APL

Japan, recently arrived in the Port of Hamburg, Germany. Her sister- ship, the APL China, had already called in the Port in its maiden voyage from Kiel to the U.S. The newly completed APL Japan, which was built for the trans-

Pacific traffic of American

President Lines (APL), was han- dled at the Eurokai container ter- minal. With tonnages of 4,502 grt, maximum speeds of 26 knots, and drafts of 46 ft. (14 m), Japan and

China are among the world's largest and fastest containerships. 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News