Maritime Reporter, February 1980

<BODY> <div> Dockmaster Training Seminar Set For March 31-April 3 In Portland, Oregon The 13th Dockmaster Training Seminar will be held March 31 through April 3 in Portland, Ore. Offered by Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc. of Dedham, Mass., the sem- inar is intended to familiarize dockmasters and their colleagues with the many facets of drydocking vessels on all types of dry- docking facilities, with special attention given to floating drydocks. Paul S. Crandall, president of Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc., will conduct the sessions, sharing his experience and expertise gained from 34 years in the drydocking business. The seminar will lie held at the Sheraton- Portland Hotel at the Lloyd Center in Port- land. Included in the program will be a tour of the Port of Portland's drydocking facil- ities, and in particular its new 81,000-ton floating drydock, the largest on the West Coast. For further details, write James Hether- man or Robert Nelson, Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc., 21 Pottery Lane, Dedham, Mass. 02026, or telephone (617) 329-3240. $4-Million Navy Order To Advanced Technology For Surface Ship Work Advanced Technology, Incorporated, Mc- Lean, Va., is being awarded a $4,028,812 negotiated cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering, logistics and technical support services for surface ships. The Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting activ- ity. (N00024-80-C-2008) HOSE McC> kNN Rotating Beacon Light U.S.C.G. ACCEPTANCE The Hose-IVPcCann Model RB-WT rotating beacon light is watertight and vapor tight, available in five voltages, five colors and two mounting configura- tions, voltage range j makes the RB-WT adaptable to all marine applications. Light fixtures can be either pendant (pipe) or ceiling (box) 1 mounted. Colors are easily changed by replacing the dome with any of the five colors desired. The ( RB-WT has a high intensity beam that rotates 360°. FEATURES: • LOW CURRENT CONSUMPTION. • LIGHT WEIGHT. • THREE PRECISION GROUND PARABOLIC GLASS MAGNIFYING LENSES. • FADE AND SHATTER-PROOF LEXAN DOME. • HEAVY DUTY ONE PART MOTOR WITH SEALED GEAR TRAIN. • DOMES AVAILABLE IN RED, BLUE, AMBER, GREEN AND CLEAR. • WATER AND VAPOR TIGHT. • IMPORTANT: WHEN ORDERING, GIVE A FULLY WORDED THREE PART DESCRIPTION OFFERING 1. VOLTAGE 2. MOUNTING (PEN- DANT OR BOX) 3. DOME COLOR. RB-WT-AVAILABLE IN BOTH PENDANT AND BOX MOUNT Write for product data bulletin RB-WT containing complete specifications and parts diagrams. Todd Reports 18% Rise In Sales In Third Quarter '79 Third quarter sales for Todd Shipyards Corp. rose 18 percent to $128 million com- pared with the same interval in 1978, while net income increased 43 percent to $4.8 mil- lion, according to John T. Gilbride, chairman and chief executive officer. Sales for the 39 weeks amounted to $375.2 million compared with $287.2 million in the same 1978 inter- val, while net income came to $13.9 million as opposed to $7.9 million the previous year. Mr. Gilbride states that Todd's $1.2-billion FFG program for the construction of 22 ves- sels for the U.S. Navy is proceeding on schedule. Builder sea trials for the first FFG at Todd's Los Angeles, Calif., facility have been completed and delivery is scheduled this month. The first FFG from the company's Seattle, Wash., yard is currently under- going sea trials and delivery is scheduled for early spring. Deliveries of another four FFGs from both yards will follow during the fiscal year ending in March 1981. Brown Named Executive Vice President-Staff At Seatrain Lines Robert Brown, a member of Seatrain Lines' board of directors, has been designated ex- ecutive vice president-staff. At the same time, the company announced that Peter M. Magee has been elected a cor- porate officer. Mr. Brown joined Seatrain in 1974. In addition to his new duties, which include business planning as well as new business development, he will continue to be respon- sible for the container staff group. Mr. Magee joined Seatrain in 1974 and is presi- dent of the company's Atlantic container division. GREAT GRAND DADDY'S SHIP — Six- year-old Daniel J. Callaghan IV shows off the champagne bottle used recently in Pas- cagoula, Miss., to christen a new guided missile destroyer named in honor of his greatgrandfather. The ship, being built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton In- dustries, is named for Rear Adm. Daniel J. Callaghan, a Congressional Medal of Hon- or winner who was killed on the bridge of his flagship during the World War II Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The ship was chris- tened by the admiral's granddaughter, Mrs. Sharon Callaghan Giacone of San Rafael, Calif. Designated DDG-994, the Callaghan is 563 feet long, displaces 8,100 tons, and is one in a series of multimission destroyers being produced at Ingalls for the U.S. Navy. 56 ZIDELL Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>