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
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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
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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
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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-
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