involved the inclusion of a large
number of remote-controlled valves
in the following subsystems: seawa-
ter cooling system, main engine; lu-
bricating system; fuel oil system;
bilge system; ballast system; and
fire and deckwash system.
Each of the 23 'tweendeck com-
partments is served by a separate
refrigerating system, divided into
nine sections. It is thus possible to
carry a great many products at dif-
ferent temperatures, down to -29
degrees C.
Sabroe Refrigeration has devel-
oped one of the world's most ad-
vanced refrigerating plants for this
ship.
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Freeport Shipbuilding
Launches Paddlewheeler
Freeport Shipbuilding, Jackson-
ville, Fla., recently launched the
paddlewheeler Sandy Hook Lady
for a New Jersey owner. She is the
first true paddlewheel-driven pas-
senger vessel to be built by the yard
in six years.
Under construction for owners
Capt. Ron Santee and his son,
Ron Jr. of Atlantic Highlands,
N.J., the Sandy Hook Lady is sched-
uled for delivery in February.
Also being built by the yard is the
76- by 32-foot passenger vessel Jack
London Commerce for a California
owner. Due for completion in March
1991, the Jack London Commerce is
certified to carry 450 passengers.
Other work underway at Freeport
Shipbuilding includes the construc-
tion of the 124-foot all-aluminum
megayacht Webb Tide II and the
110-foot steel megayacht Alpha
Centauri.
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Seventeen Additional
RRF Vessels Activated
For Persian Gulf Crisis
The Maritime Administration
(MarAd) recently announced that
17 additional Ready Reserve Force
(RRF) vessels, which are main-
tained by MarAd, have been or-
dered into activation by the Mili-
tary Sealift Command (MSC) to
help support the U.S. military men
and women in the Persian Gulf. The
total number of RRF vessels in acti-
vation status to date is 65 of the 96-
vessel fleet. Of the 17 new vessels
activated, 16 are breakbulk cargo
ships with shipboard cargo gear to
accommodate heavy military vehi-
cles and a wide variety of supplies.
The other vessel is an auxiliary
crane ship which has the ability to
offload military cargoes from gear-
less containerships.
Just prior to these latest activa-
tions, Maritime Administrator
Warren G. Leback, speaking be-
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fore the American Institute of Ma-
rine Underwriters in New York, de-
clared that "there will be numerous
lessons learned from our experience
in [Operation] Desert Shield for
reassessing our defense needs and
preparedness. Already, however,
Desert Shield clearly confirms that
adequate and reliable sealift capac-
ity is indispensable to projecting our
military might to distant shores."
Maritime Administrator Leback
remarked that Operation Desert
Shield has been the most "massive
undertaking and the greatest chal-
lenge to U.S. sealift since Vietnam.
In the first month of Desert Shield,
sealift delivery was nearly 50 per-
cent higher than during the first
month of the Korean war." In the
first few months after the August 2
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, MarAd
activated almost 50 vessels from the
RRF fleet. This was the first major
activation of the fleet since it was
established in 1976 to support the
U.S. armed services.
Maritime Administrator Leback
also emphasized the importance of
the recent extension of war-risk in-
surance and reinsurance for all U.S.-
flag vessels sailing in the Middle
East region, of which MarAd has
acted as the underwriter. To date,
MarAd has underwritten over 250
war-risk policies.
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