Maritime Reporter, January 1984

<BODY> <div> Champion Express (continued from page 21) thrust of 4,000 pounds. The steer- ing system is by SSI. The vessel's capacities include 44,000 gallons of fuel oil, 12,000 gallons of potable water, 132,000 gallons of ballast water, 3,000 cu- bic feet of dry mud, and 1,500 bar- rels of liquid mud. The cargo deck area measures 96 by 28 feet. Ac- commodations are provided for 17 persons. Main engines (2) Detroit Diesel Reduction gears (2) Twin Disc Propellers (2) Avondale Bearings Johnson Generators (2) General Electric Generator engines (2) Detroit Diesel Panels Treco Engine monitors, steering SSI Bow thruster Jastram Pumps Aurora, Viking Air compressors Quincy Radars (2) Furuno SSB radio Sailor Loran C Texas Instrument Autopilot Sperry ARTHUR FOSS Tacoma Boat Building The tractor tug Arthur Foss, fi- nal vessel in a series of four built by Tacoma Boat Building Com- pany of Tacoma, Wash., for Foss Launch & Tug Company of Seat- tle, was commissioned during 1983. 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The conceptual design for the tractor tugs was by the Foss design committee; The Glosten As- sociates of Seattle was the naval architect. The tug's capacities include 50,550 gallons of fuel oil, 4,500 gallons of lube and hydraulic oil, and 5,400 gallons of fresh water. A crew of six operates the vessel. Main engines (2) EMD Propellers, engine controls, and steering systems Voith-Schneider Generator engines (2) Detroit Engine monitors Sea-Land Sanitation system Red Fox Radar Furuno VHF radios (2) Raytheon Winches (2) Interco Coatings International Fendering Schuyler EL AUDAZ Bender Shipbuilding Bender Shipbuilding and Repair of Mobile, Ala., has delivered the 225-foot El Audaz, the yard's fourth big tuna purse seiner in a four- boat order for Mexico. Immedi- ately following her outfitting the El Audaz cast off with her sister ship Centauro Del Norte for fish- ing in the Pacific. 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