OMNITHRUSTER®
Thrust Is Forwards And
Sideways And Backwards
MCM-l 224 MINE COUNTER MEASURES SHIP - PETERSEN
ERS. INC.. OMNI-THRUSTER JT-70010 AMT.
HORIZONTAL. 350 HP. DC ELECTRIC DRIVE.
360° Maneuvering,
Slow-Speed Propulsion,
Ice Management!
• Thrusts Underway
» Thrusts While Pitching
> No Reversing Impeller to Change Directions
* Minimum Buoyancy Loss
» Smaller Hull Penetration
» Fuel Savings
OMNITHRUSTER DOES IT ALL!
Thrusts with nozzles out of water in rough seas:
vertical systems only.
No protrusions ... no change in hull shape.
Small nozzles reduce drag . . . save fuel and
passage time.
Easily retrofitted.
Micro-Processor Control
System. Model 1200A
with gyro input . holds
vessel's heading. System
also accepts compatible
NAV AIDS lore aft and
slow speed propulsion and
positioning
MODULAR THRUSTER SYSTEM .
OMNITHRUSTER ship control systems* utilize
individual module thrusters of up to 3000 HP in
any combination to produce desired forward or
lateral net thrust Prime movers for the
Modular Thruster System may be electric,
hydraulic or diesel powered in conjunction with
manual/automatic or integrated control networks.
ADVANTAGES FOR LARGE VESSELS . .
• Incremental Thrust Capability
• Multiple Module Reliability
• Easily Retrofitted or Installed in New
Construction
• Minimum Maintenance
OMNITHRUSTER INC.
JT PV1100-1000HP
MODULI! THRUSTER
* Covered by U. S. Patents;
Foreign Patents Pending
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Santa Fe Springs, California 90670
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ON THE COVER
West Coast
Shipyards
—A Review—
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Market
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ODECO Will Buy Two
Jackup Rigs From Salen
For Total Of $33.5 Million
Ocean Drilling & Exploration
Company (ODECO) of New Orleans
has announced an agreement to pur-
chase two independent-leg, canti-
levered jackup drilling rigs from
Salen Energy and its partners. The
two units, capable of operating in
water depths to 250 feet, most re-
cently were employed in the Gulf of
Mexico by Salen Offshore Company
of Houston.
The rigs, Salenergy V and Salen-
ergy VI, were built by Swedeyards'
Gotaverken Arendal of Sweden in
1980 and 1981, respectively, at a
total cost of approximately $71 mil-
lion. The purchase price for both
units will be $33.5 million.
Hugh J. Kelly, ODECO presi-
dent and chief executive officer,
said the purchase of the two rigs
reflects the company's long-term
strategy of expanding its drilling
fleet during depressed periods of
offshore activity, rather than in
boom times.
Pace To Replace Lewis
As Chairman And CEO
For General Dynamics
David S. Lewis, chairman and
chief executive officer of General
Dynamics Corporation, has an-
nounced that Stanley C. Pace has
joined the company as vice chair-
man, and will become chairman and
chief executive officer when Mr.
Lewis retires, but not later than
January 1, 1986.
Mr. Pace had been vice chairman
of TRW Inc., from which he has
retired. He has been employed in
increasingly important positions
with TRW for the past 31 years.
Prior to his being named vice chair-
man in January 1985, he had served
as president and chief operating of-
ficer of TRW since 1977.
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