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MARCO Shipyard To Construct Third

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MARCO Shipyard Seattle has signed a contract to construct a third Millennium Class tractor tug for

Harley Marine Services. Measuring 105 ft. (32 m), the multipurpose tug will be identical to its sisterships,

Millennium Falcon and Millennium Star, delivered in

February and August 2000, respectively.

Construction of the tug is ongoing, with delivery planned for March 2002. Similar to its predecessors, the MARCO-designed tug will have an overall beam of 37 ft. (11.2 m) and a molded depth of 17 ft. (5 m). It will be powered by a pair of Caterpillar 3516B diesels, providing a total of 4,400 bhp that will drive Ulstein Z- drive units, each fitted with 94.5-in. four-bladed props set in nozzles. Deck machinery will feature headline and tow winches from Burrard Iron Works of British

Columbia.

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Moran Commissions 10th Z-Drive Tug

Moran Towing has commissioned Diane Moran, its 10th Z-drive tugboat, which was recently christened in a ceremony in New York Harbor. The tug will be used in harbor services. Currently, Moran's other Z-drive tugs are used by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Com- mand in Norfolk, Va., and for harbor services in the port of Charleston, S.C.

The vessel is powered by two turbocharged EMD engines, which were chosen for their fuel efficiency, reliability and full compliance with the most recent environmental regulations. The engines deliver a total of 5,100-hp at 900 rpm, driving Z-drives with eight-ft. stainless steel propellers. With a service speed of 13.5 knots, the vessel has a bollard pull of 152,000 lbs. Its bow is equipped with a Markey electric hawser winch, with a drum capacity of 400 ft. of nine-in. spectra/plas- ma tow line and a minimum drum-brake capacity of 400,000 lbs.

Built by Washburn & Doughty of East Boothbay,

Me., the ABS-classed Diane Moran is outfitted with 12-in. D fendering on its side and stern, and 12-in.

September, 2001 17 wing fendering below the water line. It has a fire-fight- ing capacity in the form of two SKUM 1,500 gpm fire monitors fed by a 3,000 gpm Aurora fire pump, pow- ered by a 400 hp Caterpillar engine.

With a 32,000-gallon fuel capacity; 7,600-gallon fuel overflow tank and 15,000-gallon water ballast capaci- ty, the tug's electronic gear includes two ICOM VHF radios, two Furuno radars and Danforth Constellation compass.

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Sealift Ship To Be Christened Benavidez At

Avondale Shipyard

The seventh and final Strategic Sealift ship in the

Bob Hope Class was christened Benavidez in cere- monies at the Northrop Grumman Corporation Avon- dale shipyard on July 21, 2001.

The new ship whose namesake honors of Medal of

Honor recipient Army Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez, of Lindenau, Tex. is a non-combatant vessel. It is a large, medium-speed, RoRo (LMSR) Sealift ship that will be crewed by civilian mariners and operated under contract to the Navy's Military Sealift Command,

Washington, D.C. The LMSR ships are ideal for load- ing military combat and combat support equipment needed overseas and for re-supplying necessary equip- ment and supplies during national crisis. The ship's six-deck interior has a cargo capacity of approximately 400,000 sq. ft. and its RoRo design makes it ideal for transporting helicopters, tanks and other wheeled and tracked military vehicles. Two 110-ton single pedestal twin cranes make it possible to load and unload cargo where shoreside infrastructure is limited or non-exis- tent. A commercial helicopter deck enables emer- gency, daytime landings.

The 950-ft. (289.5 m) Sealift ships are among the largest in the Navy fleet. Longer than three football fields, Benavidez has a beam of approximately 106 ft. (32.3 m), a draft of 35 ft. (10.6 m) and displaces 62,069 long tons. With 65,160-shaft-hp, the diesel-powered ship can cruise at speeds in excess of 24 knots with an endurance range of 13,000 n.m.

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Cummins To Power Flat Decked RoRo Ferry

The province of New Brunswick will take delivery next October of a new car ferry for the run between

L'Etete on the mainland and Deer Island in the Bay of

Fundy. Currently under construction at the Hike Metal

Products yard on Lake Erie in Ontario, the new ferry will make its delivery trip down the St. Lawrence Sea- way and River before rounding Nova Scotia to its oper- ation route just north of the Canada-U.S. border.

The new ferry's design includes a pair of Z-drives set fore and aft on the corners. The Rolls Royce Ulstein drives will each be powered by a six-cylinder Cum- mins KTA19 engine producing 550 hp at 1,800 rpm.

Measuring 140 x 40 ft., (42.6 x 12.1 m) the all-steel (with the exception of the wheelhouse) flat-decked

RoRo ferry is equipped with ramps at either end; its wheelhouse is set on a bridge over the car deck, which is designed to carry up to 24 full size cars.

Seating is provided in the accommodation for 14 per- sons plus a wheelchair allowing a minimum of 45.7 cm seat width per person. The three lanes for cars are arranged with ramps for and aft, while the Z-drives and engine houses are located on one side fore and aft. side.

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