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WORKBOAT ANNUAL

Agnes Candies

Shipbuilding in Mobile, Al. The vessel was christened by Mrs.

Agnes Candies, the wife of the late Capt. Otto B. Candies.

Otto Candies, Jr., Chairman of the Board and CEO of Otto

Candies, Inc. and Tom Bender, president of Bender Shipbuilding, executed a contract for the con- struction of four 220 x 54 x 20 ft. (67 x 16.5 x 6 m) platform supply vessels, with an option for four additional vessels in May 1997. "The construction of this state of the art vessel is the culmination of the effort and cooperation expend- ed by both the Candies and Bender companies.

The knowl- edge and experience of three gen- erations of our family owned and operated companies went into this project.

It is a posi- tive state- ment to the industry of both Tom

Bender's and our resolve to construct and own vessels that will be an enduring legacy for future gen- erations," said Mr.

Candies.

The design of the vessel was com- pleted by Bender in consultation with Otto Candies, Inc. personnel.

The two year construction period for the first four vessels will require employment of over 250 shipyard workers at Bender's

Mobile shipyard.

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M/V Agnes Canities

Main Particulars

ShipbuilderBender Shipbu Iding and Repair Co. Inc.

Vessel type OSV

Owner/Operator

Designer

Flog

Otto Candies, Inc.

Bender Shipbuilding

USA

Classification ABS

Length, o.o 220 ft. (67 m)

Length, b.p ...207.5 ft. (63.2 m)

Breadth, molded 54 ft. (16.5 m)

Gross tonnage 1,920

Displacement 4,500 tons

Lightweight 1,700 tons

DWT, design 2,800 tons

Draft, design 16.6 ft. (5 m)

Speed, service 11.5 knots

Complement 36

Cargo capacity 1,200 tons deck cargo

Water ballast ....120,000 gallons

Main engine mftr. EMD

Main engine type 16-645-E6

Total HP 3,900

Auxiliary engines Detroit

Propellers Aquamaster

Thrusters Kamevra

Generator engines Detroit

Thruster engines Detroit

Engine controls Aquamaster

Steering controls Aquamaster

Deck machinery McElroy

Coatings Devoe/Ameron

VHF radio Sea

SSB radio Sea

Radar Furuno

Compass Ritchie

Autopilot Navtronics

Pumps

Heat Exchangers

Worthington

Fernstrum

Air conditioning

Lifeboats, liferafts, davits Viking

FiFi system Unitor

Cargo/Ballast control system . .Marine Interface

Indicating system Marine Interface

Computers Morine Interface

DPS Navtronics

Candies Gets First Of Series From Bender

Agnes Candies is the first of four vessels being built by Bender

Shipbuilding & Repair for Otto

Candies, Inc. of DesAllemands, La.

It is a new generation offshore oil- field supply boat, designed and equipped with state-of-the-art sys- tems and equipment to more effi- ciently and safely carry out its sup- ply and service mission in the off- shore oilfields of the Gulf of Mexico as well as worldwide. The vessel is

U.S. flagged, will be crewed by

U.S. citizens, and is certified to

U.S. Coast Guard, American

Bureau of Shipping, and SOLAS regulations.

The christening ceremony for

Agnes Candies was held on

September 22, 1998 at Bender experience from more than 500 DP Systems installed worldwide.

The new systems include: • All control modes: Joystick, heading control, semi-auto and auto positioning • Selectable rotation point • Model control (dead rekoning) • Autopilot control • Course tracking control

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