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Rados Converts Tuna Purse Seiner
Into Stern Trawler 'Alaska I'
Rados International Corporation,
Naval architects and marine engi-
neers of San Pedro, Calif., has an-
nounced completion of a new design
to convert existing tuna purse seiner
fishing vessels into mid-water stern
trawlers.
Under a contract with the Fishing
Company of Alaska, Rados was re-
cently commissioned to convert the
214-foot M/V Fenicio, ex-Bold
Phoenician, ex-Maria Elena, origi-
nally designed and construction su-
pervised by Rados, and built in 1972
by San Diego Marine Construction
Company as a tropical water, 1,100-
ton-capacity tuna purseiner, into
the Alaska I (shown above), a mid-
water stern trawler operating prin-
cipally in the Gulf of Alaska.
With the primary philosophy of
utilizing as much of the existing
equipment and arrangements as
possible in the conversion process,
Sternwheeler 'Colonel' Launched
By Moss Point Marine
Moss Point Marine, Inc., Esca-
tawpa, Miss., has launched the
sternwheel/excursion boat, Colonel
(shown above), which is being built
for the Colonel Museum, Inc., Gal-
veston, Texas.
When completed later this sum-
mer, the sternwheeler will be able to
accommodate as many as 800 pas-
sengers on sightseeing, historical
and jazz dinner cruises on the Gal-
veston Bay Harbor. The Victorian-
styled riverboat will be 152-feet in
length, with a 40-foot beam, and an
8-foot 6-inch depth upon comple-
tion. She will also be powered by
two Caterpillar 3408 diesel engines
developing 365 hp each at 1,800
rpm.
The Colonel will be operated by
New Orleans Paddlewheels (Texas)
Inc., for its Texas owners. The com-
pany operates a similar vessel, the
Creole Queen in New Orleans.
For a complete equipment sup-
pliers' list and further details and
background on the Colonel, check
the June 1985 Double Issue of Mari-
time Reporter, "Moss Point Marine
To Build Victorian-Style Stern-
wheel Riverboat."
minimum structural modifications
were implemented and much of the
existing equipment overhauled for
continued use.
The tall kingpost/mast with its
associated crow's nest atop, long
identified as a tuna purse seiner
trademark, was removed along with
other tuna fishing equipment such
as booms, winches, ammonia refrig-
eration equipment and brine sys-
tem.
After a complete modification to
the stern section, including in-
creased length, beam, and stern
ramp alterations, new trawl han-
dling facilities were erected and in-
stalled, including a stern gallow
structure and an "A" frame struc-
ture, capable of handling 35 tons of
fish. The addition of a hydraulic,
stern wave gate, designed to prohib-
it the flooding of the work deck by
trailing seas, was also incorporated.
Alterations to the superstructure
included reinforcement of the for-
ward and side portions of the deck-
house to accommodate heavier Arc-
tic Sea conditions, and reinforce-
ment of decks and working plat-
forms especially around the large
trawl winch, provided by Kawasaki
of Japan. It has a trawling strength
of 35 tons.
With the addition of 10 new crew
berths, four of which are just aft of
the stack area on the boat deck, the
total crew complement has been in-
creased to 30.
Adjacent to the crew quarters on
the starboard side of the boat deck,
an aft-facing maneuvering and
equipment control station was add-
ed, which houses all controls and
monitoring for the machinery and
trawling operations including net
deployment, and acts as communi-
cations center for deck operations.
All hull modifications were de-
signed and approved in accordance
with the American Bureau of Ship-
building Regulations.
As the catch is brought aboard
and funneled through a hydraulic
loading hatch to the wet deck or
main deck, it is sorted, filleted, and
cartoned before being conveyored to
six large plate freezers supplied by
Mycom of Japan. The freezers are
capable of freezing 27 metric tons of
fish per day at a temperature of
-35 C.
The catch is then transferred to
ten of the existing cargo wells, and
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