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USS Inchon Redesignated For New

Mine Warfare Mission

USS Inchon has returned to Fleet duty following a 15-month con- version at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss.

Helicopter carrier USS Inchon was redesig- nated for a new mission as a mine counter- measures command, control and support ship on May 24 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Litton Industries. The ship, which has been at Ingalls undergoing a significant con- version and overhaul for the past 15 months, sailed from the shipyard on May 29. The 602- ft. (183.4-m), 18,340-ton ship has a crew of 650, and will be homeported in Ingleside,

Texas. "What has happened in this ship's conver- sion represents a revolutionary change," said

Radm. John D. Pearson, USN, commander,

Mine Warfare Command. "I want to acknowl- edge the efforts of 'Team Inchon' — Ingalls

Shipbuilding, SupShip (Supervisor of

Shipbuilding) personnel and the crew of USS

Inchon, and emphasize the fantastic work of the hull, mechanical and electrical elements of this shipyard."

Ingalls built USS Inchon, and originally delivered the ship in 1970.

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Kvaerner Delivers Additional LNG

Carrier To UAE

The delivery of Kvaerner Masa-Yards' sec- ond 135,000-sq.-m. LNG carrier Mraweh, ordered by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), took place on June 3. The flag cere- mony was held onboard the vessel, which is stationed at the southern coast of England, after extensive gas trials in the area.

Mraweh is one of the largest LNG carriers in the world, and will be followed by two sister- ships in 1997. The order for four LNG carri- ers was placed in April 1993. The first vessel,

Mubaraz, was delivered in January, and has since been successfully engaged in transport- ing LNG from the Das Island of Abu Dhabi

Gas Liquification Company to Tokyo Electric

Power Company (TEPCO) in Japan.

The LNG cargo containment system is based on the Kvaerner Moss-type spherical alu- minum tank concept. These LNG carriers are the first 135,000-sq.-m. capacity carriers with only four spherical cargo tanks. The LNG tank manufacturing method was developed at the Turku New Shipyard.

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Mraweh main particulars

Length o.a 951.4 ft. (290 m)

Breadth 157.8 ft. (48.1 m)

Design draft 37 ft. (11.3 m)

Gross tonnage 116,703

Service speed 19.5 knots

July, 1996

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