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news 8 MTR July 2006 VT Halter Marine Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently celebrated construction milestones for two new vessels at the Moss Point, Miss., shipyard. A traditional keel laying ceremony was conducted for NOAA ship Pisces, which was preceded by the initial cutting of steel for the fourth and final vessel in the series. The sister ships will join NOAA ships Oscar Dyson and Henry B. Bigelow, which were also built by VT Halter Marine. Annette Nevin Shelby, wife of U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, was the sponsor of Pisces, and attended the ceremony as the keel-laying authenticator. With assistance from a shipyard welder, Shelby engraved her name on the keel plate, which will be incor- porated into the ship during construction. On the same day, construction of the fourth new fisheries survey vessel began with the ceremonial cutting of steel. A team of five seventh-grade students and their teacher from Sacred Heart School in Southaven, Miss., won the "Name NOAA's New Ship" contest with the name "Pisces." NOAA, VT Halter Celebrate New Vessels Main Particulars Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NOAA Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fisheries Survey Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 ft. (63.6 m) Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 ft. (15 m) Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 ft. (8.65 m) Maximum Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 ft. (5.9 m) Main Propulsion Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DHT 900 Z73 FD4 SCO/60H Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ansaldo/Siemens HP@RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,016 hp/ 2,250 kW @ 134 rpm Ship's Service Power Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Two 3512/ Two 3508 Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caterpillar KW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Two @ 1,360 KW/ Two @ 910 KW Propellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rolls Royce Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.3 m Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.15 m Number of blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Five Propeller material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NAB Steering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rolls Royce Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Knots Hull Construction . . . . . . . .Steel Hull/Aluminum Deckhouse Crew Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Passenger Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Electronics / Navigation Equipment . . . .Seacoast Electronics Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350 mt Ballast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375 mt Fresh Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 mt Trawling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rapp Hydema Gantry and Side Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Huber Stern Centerboard Handling System . . . . . . . . . . . .National Oilwell Bowthruster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elliot White Gill Classification ABS - A1, AMS, ACCU, DPS-1, and Ice Class COUSCG Subchapter USOLAS Delivery Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 2008 MTR#6 (1-16).qxd 7/11/2006 11:59 AM Page 10
