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South Seas Names New Equipment

Manager

Lou Jordan has joined South Seas

Steamship Co. Ltd., San Francisco, Calif., as its

Equipment and Logistics manager. His respon- sibilities include system wide equipment man- agement; negotiation of depot contracts, equip- ment master lease contracts and island trans- port rates; and management of the intermodal program.

Mr. Jordan was previously employed by

Senator Lines (USA), and has also served as

Equipment/Logistics manager for Johnson

Scan Star and as Special Commodities manag- er for APL.

South Seas operates a shipping service between North America and the South Pacific islands.

Doherty To Command USCG Nav

Center In Alexandria

In a statement released to the press on June 19, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced that Capt. James T. Doherty would relieve

Haltor Marine Christens And Launches

Advanced Oceanegraphic Research Ship

Advanced ship named in honor of the late U.S. Commerce Secretary, Ronald H. Brown

Ronald H. Brown, a new oceanographic research ship named in honor of the late

Commerce secretary, was christened by Alma

Brown, widow of Secretary Brown, and launched by its builder, Halter Marine Inc., of the Trinity Marine Group.

When delivered in August 1997, the new ship will replace one of two aging ships in the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) fleet of the U.S.

Department of Commerce.

Harvey Walpert, Trinity Marine Group senior vice president, Administration, and mas- ter of ceremonies at the christening, lauded the late Commerce secretary, as well as the recent- ly deceased Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral

Mike Boorda, for giving support to the con- struction of Ronald H. Brown. It is the fourth of a new class of vessels designed and built by

Halter Marine. Overall, Ronald H. Brown, originally designated Researcher, is 274 ft. (83.5 m) long, with a 52.5-ft. (16-m) beam and a load- line draft of 17 ft. (5.18 m). It has a displace- ment of approximately 3,300 long tons, and powered by a 6,000-hp diesel/electric propulsion system.

A unique feature of the Halter design is that all scientific laboratories are located on the main deck, with easy access to other labs and working decks. Lab spaces are designed to facilitate rapid realignment. All labs and decks are equipped with a system of built-in sockets on the floors, walls and overheads, reportedly permitting fast installation of other walls, car- rels or equipment. Typical missions can include research on critical physical, chemical, biologi- cal, oceanographic and atmospheric processes.

The vessel will be equipped with a dynamic positioning system which provides automated precision track-line and station-keeping capa- bility. The system uses data from a global posi- tioning system an acoustic vertical reference system, a gyro-compass and a wind sensor to control the ship. It will have more than 3,500- sq.-ft. of working deck space and more than 4,000-sq.-ft. of laboratory space.

For more information on Trinity

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