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Grande Roma and Grande Napoli in 2003; and Grande Lagos last May.

Grande Anversa measures 577.4 x 102 ft. (76 x 31.1 m) and is able to transport 4,600 cars and more than 100 contain- ers; or 256 trucks and 2,000 cars. It has a maximum speed of 20 knots and a 26- man crew. The ship's loading flexibility allows it to carry and transport rolling cargo of any length and weight.

Equipped with 11 decks, three of which hoistable up to five meters, the ship can load trucks, tractors, twin-deck tourist busses, train wagons and excavators.

Aries Marine Adds

PSV to Fleet

Aries Marine Corp. of Lafayette, La., added a deepwater Platform Supply

Vessel to its supply boat division. Court

Ramsay, President and CEO of Aries

Marine Corp. announced that the com- pany has placed an order for the PSV to complement its existing fleet of offshore supply vessels. Expected delivery will be February 2005 .The 220 x 54 x 19 ft.

Entech & Associates designed M/V

Abigail Claire will be USCG inspected,

ABS fully classed and in compliance with the SOLAS convention. Caterpillar 3516B main engines, rated at 4,200 bhp will turn a pair of Aquamaster 360 degree azimuthing props, driving the vessel to a speed of 12 knots. The dynamic positioning (ABS classed DP 2) Abigail Claire will have deadweight capacity of 2,400 LT. Clear deck area is 6,140 sq. ft., designed for 875 lbs./sq. ft. deck loading, below deck cargo will accommodate 6,000 bbls of 24 lb./gal. liquid mud (6 -1000 bbl tanks) and 6.000 cu. ft. of bulk (5 - 1200 cu ft tanks). Aries Marine owns and operates nine OSV's ranging from 166 to 254 ft. and 14 liftboats with leg lengths ranging from 105 to 200 ft. Ramsay sid that

Aries has an option to purchase addi- tional vessels fromthe builder, Thoma-

Sea Shipbuilders, LLC in Lockport La.

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SF Bay Ferry Logs

Impressive Performance

Vallejo/Baylink Ferries latest fast pas- senger Solano, launched in July, is the second HamiltonJet-powered Vallejo

Baylink ferry operating in San Francisco

Bay, and to date has logged impressive results. Solano was a significant project for HamiltonJet as it is the first

HamiltonJet-powered boat designed by

AMD Marine Consulting of Sydney,

Australia, and the first HamiltonJet- powered boat built at Dakota Creek

Industries, Anacortes, Wash.

Baylink Ferries' experience with

Hamilton waterjets following the repower of the 34m Vallejo passenger ferry in 2002 was the primary reason for choosing the HM811 jets for this new vessel.

In the case of the Solano ferry, the

HamiltonJet regional office in Seattle

News provided waterjet support throughout the project to ensure all performance tar- gets were achieved. Twin Hamilton

HM811 waterjets were matched with 2,320 kW MTU engines to push the catamaran at over 34 knots with its 301 passengers and four crew. Parts and service in California are provided by

HamiltonJet distributor Boatswains

Locker.

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M/V Abigail Claire Main Particulars

Owner Aries Marine

Type Platform Supply Vessel

Length 220 ft.

Breadth 54 ft.

Depth 19 ft.

Main engines Caterpillar

Type 3516B

Azimuthing props Aquamaster

Speed 12 knots

Circle 328 on Reader Service Card • Construction complies with United States Navy and Coast Guard Specifications. • Core consists of closed-cell, resilient, energy absorbing foam, covered with a protective, seamless polyurethane elastomer skin. • Filament nylon tire cord reinforcement is continously wound in the skin for added strength and durability. • Will not mark or scratch vessel hulls. • Constructed with integral swivel end fittings, internally connected with a heavy duty chain. • Easy to install with very little maintenance. • Hull conforming design • Light weight and extremely buoyant with a lower reaction force than either hard rubber or pneumatic fenders. (Almost 40% higher energy absorption than pneumatic fenders.)

URETHANE PRODUCTS CORPORATION (800) 913-0062

Stocking Distributors:

Waterman Supply Company 910 Mahar, Wilmington, CA 90744, U.S.A. 1-800-322-3131

Tel (310) 522-9698 • Fax (310) 522-1043

Anchor Marine &

Industrial Supply, Inc. 6545 Lindbergh, Houston, TX 77087, U.S.A. 1-800-233-8014

Tel (713) 644-1183 • Fax (713) 644-1185

URETHANE PRODUCTS CORPORATION • 9076 R0SECRANS AVENUE • BELLFL0WER • CALIFORNIA • 90706 1-800-913-0062 • 1-562-630-4982 • Fax 1-562-630-6974 • www.urethaneproducts.com

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