286-Foot Dual Purpose Barge
Launched At Crescent City Yard
A new barge, the Rogue, was launched
at Coos Bay, Ore., recently by Sause Bros.
Ocean Towing Co., Inc. It was the second
barge built at the barge yard of Crescent
City Marine Ways and Drydock Co. in East-
side, Ore., since the yard was established
in 1981.
The dual purpose barge, with dimensions
of 286 feet by 76 feet by 18 feet, has a ca-
pacity of 7,300 short tons, and is designed
to carry on-deck cargo or to serve as a
tanker, transmitting up to 45,000 barrels of
"C" bunker fuel in 10 tanks. It is equipped
with stanchions the full length on both sides
to facilitate handling of lumber or other
deck cargo. The barge's tanks are equipped
with heating coils which maintain heavy
The cargo pumping system on the Rogue is powered
by Detroit Diesels.
residual petroleum products at proper vis-
cosity levels for pumping.
The Rogue was christened by Mrs. Made-
line Cox, wife of Dean Cox, senior employee
at the yard.
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Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Co. operates
a fleet of 12 tugs and 20 barges in regular
service from Oregon and Washington ports
to California and Hawaii, as well as charter
and contract services to Alaska, Mexico,
Central America, and the Pacific Rim.
Raytheon Service Awarded
$1-Million Contract For
TAKX Equipment
Raytheon Service Company, of Glen
Burnie, Md., was recently awarded a con-
tract exceeding $1 million by Bethlehem
Steel Corp. as part of the Navy TAKX pro-
gram. Raytheon Service Company will sup-
ply commercial electronic navigational and
communication equipment for the three
Maersk Line ships being converted for the
Rapid Deployment Force.
The nucleus of the electronic system is
the Raycon-IRT main radiotelegraph
SOLAS console marketed by Raytheon Serv-
ice. The unit features minimum radio room
radiation hazard through the use of a unique
coupler, latest solid-state technology, and
high radiation efficiency.
Additional equipment to be supplied under
the contract includes lkw SSB band, satel-
lite communication, ARQ error-correcting
teletype system, watch receiver, EPIRB,
Loran receiver, weather facsimile, and VHF.
Raytheon will test and prove all equip-
ment operational. Equipment supplied will
be serviced by Raytheon Service Company's
worldwide service network to insure proper
performance at the lowest possible mainte-
nance cost to the shipowners.
Top Management Changes
Announced By Dover-Norris
Edwin L. Bechtold Thomas L. Reece
Thomas L. Reece has been named presi-
dent of Norris Division, Dover Corporation,
Tulsa, Okla., replacing Edwin L. Bechtold
who will continue as a vice president of the
parent company.
In his new role, Mr. Bechtold will assist
Mr. Reece in the transition and will take
on additional responsibilities in corporate
development for both the Norris Division
and Dover. Mr. Bechtold has been president
of Norris Division since 1978. He came to
Norris in 1968 as vice president of manu-
facturing and served as vice president and
general manager of the pumps and general
products operation from 1970 until his ap-
pointment as president.
Mr. Reece has headed two other Dover
divisions during the past 12 and a half
years. In 1970, he was named president of
Ronninger-Petter Division, Portage, Mich.,
and he was at the helm of the De-Sta-Co
Division, Detroit, from 1978 until his move
to Tulsa.
At the same time, announcement was
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