Swiftships To Build Two
Fire/Rescue Boats For
Plaquemines Parish
Swiftships, Inc., of Morgan
City, La., has been awarded a
contract to build two 50-foot
aluminum fire/rescue boats for
the Plaquemines Parish Commis-
sion Council.
The all-aluminum vessels are
designed for fire-fighting, para-
medic, and rescue work. They
will operate in Plaquemines Par-
ish at various points along the
Mississippi. They are scheduled
for delivery to the council in
early June of 1983.
The vessels will be 50 feet long
overall with a beam of 16 feet
and a draft of 3 feet. Each vessel
will be powered by a GM 8V-92
turbocharged diesel engine pro-
ducing a 26-knot speed. Fire-
fighting capability includes carry-
ing 300 gallons of foam and a
pumping capacity of 1,500 gpm at
150 psi. The full load displace-
ment of each vessel is 42,000
pounds.
New Shipbuilders Council
President Selected
M. Lee Rice
Edward J. Campbell, chairman,
executive committee of the Ship-
builders Council of America, the
national industry association of
shipbuilders, ship repairers and
ship component manufacturers,
has announced selection of M.
Lee Rice to succeed Edwin M.
Hood as president of the council.
Mr. Rice, 58, is president and
chief executive officer of Ogden
Transportation Corporation, New
York, N.Y., subsidiary of Ogden
Corporation, and is well-known
in the American maritime com-
munity. His selection was unani-
mously approved by the council's
executive committee.
In making this announcement,
Mr. Campbell, who is also presi-
dent of Newport News Shipbuild-
ing, said: "The Shipbuilders
Council of America is very for-
tunate to obtain the services of
Lee Rice. He is a corporate ex-
ecutive with vast experience in
shipbuilding, shipping and ship
financing matters as well as in
government and public affairs.
"Since 1979, he has represented
Avondale Shipyards, Inc., a unit
of Ogden Transportation, on the
council's board of directors. In
that capacity, he has taken an
active role in pursuing the coun-
cil's objectives, and has, in fact,
been chairman of a subcommittee
on future directions.
"Lee Rice knows the ins and
outs of the American shipyard
environment, as it pertains to
both commercial and naval ship-
building and repairing, and is
eminently qualified to serve as
president of the council."
Mr. Rice has been a senior of-
ficial, board member and execu-
tive committee member of multi-
faceted Ogden Corporation since
1967. From 1950 to 1967, he was
an executive with Atlantic Re-
search Corporation, Alexandria,
Va., an advanced technology com-
pany, and served as president
from 1962 to 1967. He gradu-
ated summa cum laude from
Western Maryland College, West-
minster, Md., in 1948 with a
B.A. degree in mathematics and
physics.
Mr. Rice will join the Ship-
builders Council as president-
elect on June 1 and will take over
full responsibilities when Mr.
Hood retires on June 30. There-
after, 'Mr. Hood will have the
title of president emeritus and
for a period of one year will un-
dertake special assignments on
behalf of the council's board of
directors. Mr. Hood is retiring,
under the council's policy of man-
datory retirement, at age 65, af-
ter nearly 24 years' service, al-
most 22 years as president.
Isolamln panels keep your accommodations
light .
quiet. . 7 . nice
and safe, too
More than 600 ships and 100 platforms are fitted with Isolamin-paneled
accomodations because they work perfectly as a totally engineered
system.
Light — Single-wall construction: 4.5 Ibs./sq. ft. to save tons and increase
payload.
Tight — Self-supporting walls, ceilings and floors support one another for
stability, vibration reduction. Standardization keeps assembly costs 30 per
cent below other panels. Mounting mechanisms lock quickly in place. No
framing required. One supplier — Isolamin — saves time and money.
Quiet — Sound reduction is incredible: 33 dB cabin-to-corridor; 45 dB
between units. Plus superior thermal insulation: 66 BTU/hr. at 2°F.
Bright — Available in a wide range of fresh, attractive colors and finishes
to provide a warm, pleasant environment.
Safe — U.S.C.G.-approved all-steel panels conforming to B-15/A-60
SOLAS 74 requirements.
2S Isolamin
For further details contact
CONSAFE INC.
Authorized U.S. Representative
P.O. Box 40339 Houston, Texas 77040 Phone: 713/446-6720 Telex: 794453
March 15, 1983 Write 488 on Reader Service Card 11
Digital Wave Publishing