The Falcon Leader is launched at Bath Iron Works.
Bath Iron Works Launches First
Of Two 33,800-DWT Tankers
Vice Adm. Kent J. Carroll,
Commander of the U.S. Military
Sealift Command, was the princi-
pal speaker at the recent launch-
ing at Bath Iron Works of the
Falcon Leader, a 666-foot oil
tanker.
John F. Sullivan Jr., chief ex-
ecutive officer and chairman of
BIW, invited the public to at-
tend the launching ceremony.
Mrs. Betty M. Carroll, wife of
the principal speaker, christened
the vessel, the first to be launched
by BIW in 1983. Their daughter,
Deborah, was maid of honor.
BIW constructed the 33,800-
dwt Falcon Leader for Falcon
One Sea Transport of Houston,
Texas, but the vessel, as well as
a sistership, Falcon Champion,
to be launched later this year,
will be chartered by the Military
Sealift Command for five years
with options for up to five addi-
tional years.
Robert J. Blackwell, former
Assistant Secretary for Maritime
Affairs for the U.S. Department
of Commerce, also spoke at the
launching ceremony.
The Falcon Leader is the first
commercial ship built by BIW
since it delivered the container-
ship S/S Resolute in February
of 1980. The modern tanker, fea-
turing advanced environmental
and safety systems, will displace
34,500 tons fully loaded and will
have a carrying capacity of 225,-
000 barrels.
Thomas Marine, Inc. of Patch-
ogue, N.Y., recently delivered a
24-foot survey boat to the Port
Authority of New York and New
Jersey.
The boat will be used to survey
ship slips, take soundings, and
monitor dredging operations in
the N.Y.-N.J. harbor. Designed
by Thomas Marine, Inc., the boat
is powered by a Perkins model
4-236, 85-hp diesel engine driv-
ing a three-blade Federal propel-
ler through a Borg-Warner gear.
The boat has a 12-knot cruise
speed and a 14-knot dash speed.
The vessel is equipped with
through-hull transducer wells,
tow bitts, lifting eyes, cabin
heater and defroster, a full keel
and shoe to protect the propeller,
Thomas Marine-built keel coolers,
and a dry exhaust system. It is
designed for winter and summer
use.
Construction of the 24-foot, by
9-foot, by 28-inch vessel is of
3/16-inch heli-arc welded alumi-
num plate. The decks are of 3/16-
inch aluminum plate, and the
rudder and shoe are one-inch
plate.
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Thomas Marine Delivers 24-Foot Survey
Boat To N.Y.-NJ. Port Authority
The Port Authority's new survey boat from Thomas Marine, Inc. is powered by a
Perkins 85-hp diesel engine.
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