Maritime Reporter, July 1985

<BODY> <div> West Coast Shipyards (continued) 22!/2-foot tour vessel for Alaska shortly, and a 110- by 26-foot din- ner/cruise vessel to follow. Also planned is a 120- by 24-foot tour boat for use in the Northwest. CONTINENTAL MARITIME Circle 31 on Reader Service Card Continental Maritime has two fa- cilities on the West Coast, one in San Francisco and a second in San Diego. The company recently accepted delivery of the" M.A.N.-GHH built drydock, Mission Bay (MARITIME REPORTER/Engineering News, May 15, 1985). Innovative features of the dry- dock include an advanced system of adjustable keel and bilge blocks de- veloped by M.A.N.-GHH and modi- fied specifically for the docking of U.S. Navy ships with large deadrise. In addition, the dock has been out- fitted with a sonar dome pit, 102 TOMORROW'S SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY TODAY Shipyards of the future will probably utilize shiplift and land transfer systems, such as this one at Todd's Los Angeles Division, rather than floating dry docks or shipways. This high technology facility, permits the performance of construction or repair work on five ships simultaneously. Additionally, computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), as well as on-line robotic welding are an integral part of Todd's shipbuilding expertise. Indeed, today Todd is a cost-efficient, high technology company uniquely qualified to meet future naval and maritime needs. Todd is committed to providing the best service possible to the U. S. Navy, as well as our com- mercial customers, and is unquestionably a "Yes, we can do it!" company. SHIPYARDS CORPORATION Todd Shipyards Corporation One State Street Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10004 Telephone: (212) 668-4700 Cable: "Robin" New York LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE/NEW ORLEANS/GALVESTON feet by 40 feet by 5 feet. The new drydock is another step by Continental Maritime toward implementing the firm's decision to become a full-service shipyard. "We're primarily trying to attract Navy ship repair work," said Conti- nental's president D. Whitney Thornton II. He also stated the yard is in an ideal position to increase its West Coast commercial work through competitive pricing and quality workmanship. This ship repair firm presently employs 520 people in its San Fran- cisco yard and 430 people in its San Diego yard. LOCKHEED SHIPBUILDING Circle 32 on Reader Service Card Lockheed Shipbuilding Company located on Seattle's Elliott Bay, is completing construction of the sec- ond and third ships of a three-ship construction contract signed in 1981. The first of the new class of dock landing ships, U.S.S. Whidbey Island (LSD-41), was delivered to the Navy earlier this year. These three amphibious assault ships are 650 feet in length and have a beam of 84 feet. The dock landing ships are designed to accommodate four air cushioned landing craft (LCAC) in a 440-foot wet well. The Whidbey Island class of dock landing ships are designed to replace the aging Thomaston class dock landing ships. The three giant amphibious as- sault ships were designed by Lock- heed Shipbuilding Company and are being constructed under two separate contracts totalling more than $900 million. The second of the class, the U.S.S. Germantown (LSD-42), is sched- uled for delivery to the Navy in ear- ly 1986 and the third is scheduled for delivery in June 1987. Lockheed's Shipyard is part of the Lockheed Marine Systems Group which also includes the Ad- vanced Systems function at Santa Clara and San Diego, Calif. In con- junction with its AMS Division, Lockheed Shipbuilding is develop- ing a twin-hulled patrol ship called SWATH (small waterplane area twin hull). This concept exploits the latest marine technologies to pro- vide maximum speed, strength and stabililty in heavy seas. In Advanced Marine Systems work, some of which is classified, Lockheed is supporting contractor for the Navy's deep submergence rescue vehicles—designed and built by Lockheed—and is producing ad- vanced models of a low-cost, wire- guided, mine neutralization vehicle. PORTLAND SHIP REPAIR Circle 33 on Reader Service Card The Portland Ship Repair Yard, owned and operated by the Port of Portland with its facilities rented to private ship repair contractors, has been successful in diversifying its product lines from traditional ship repair projects, while still regis- tering 9.8 million ton days on its four dry docks last year. Ship repair contractors at the Portland Ship yard service the ma- 22 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>