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NASSCO Awarded $119.6-Million Contract To Build Four Tankers Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) and National Steel and Ship- building Company (NASSCO) have jointly announced the signing of a contract for the construction by NASSCO of four U.S.-flag 89,000- dwt tankers, three of which will be delivered to OSG in 1977 and one in early 1978. The agreement for the construc- tion of the four vessels is subject to several conditions, including ap- proval by the Maritime Subsidy Board of OSG applications for re- quired differential subsidies. This class of ship incorporates unique pol- lution abatement features such as a double bottom and a high capacity clean ballast system, but OSG has the right to terminate the contract if, after the filing of an environmental impact statement by the Maritime Subsidy Board, the Board establish- es additional pollution abatement re- quirements on the vessels which OSG considers too costly. The total purchase price for the four vessels will be $119,600,000. De- signed by NASSCO as the "San Cle- mente Class" oil carrier, the vessels will be 894 feet in length and 106 feet in beam, with a molded depth of 62 feet. The control system in the new 16-knot ships is of the latest design. The new contract brings NASS- CO's current backlog of work to be performed to about $450 million, its highest level. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company is managed by Kaiser Industries Corporation and owned equally by Kaiser Indus- tries and Morrison-Knudsen Com- pany, Inc. Overseas Shipholding Group, a major bulk shipping company, owns and operates a fleet of 36 tankers and dry bulk carriers aggregating in excess of 1.6-million deadweight tons. OSG's current newbuilding program, not including this contract, will in- crease its fleet by early 1976 to 52 vessels aggregating more than 4.1 million deadweight tons, including seven 50-percent owned and two 60- percent owned ships. J. Bernard Rafferty Elected President Baker-Whiteley Towing J. Bernard Rafferty J. Bernard Rafferty was elected president and reelected a director of The Baker-White ley Towing Company of Baltimore, Md. He succeeds Leon A. Talbott, who re- tired on March 13, 1973, after 54 years of service with the 95-year- old company. Mr. Rafferty is a former presi- dent of The Propeller Club, Port of Baltimore. He is a member of the Maryland and Baltimore Bar As- sociations, the Marine Law As- sociation of the United States, and The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. John K. Buttner was elected vice president and secretary. Capt. Thomas J. Murphy Jr., a graduate of Kings Point and well-known in shipping circles here and abroad, was also named a vice president. Richard C. Gross continues in his position of assistant secretary and general manager of operations. Hitachi To Build 500,000-Dwt Tanker At Ariake Shipyard Hitachi Zosen has received an or- der for a 500,000-dwt tanker from Andreadis (U.K.) Ltd. This vessel will be built at Hitachi Zosen's Ari- ake Shipyard and delivered to her owner at the end of 1976. Principal particulars and approxi- mate measurements are as follows: length, 1,280 feet; breadth, 233 feet, and depth 102 feet. Built to ABS classification, the tanker will be pow- ered by a steam turbine with a maxi- mum output of 45,000 hp to deliver a maximum trial speed of 15.3 knots. •MML- JHHHHi Marine Coatings t m r service around the world Wherever you build or maintain your ship, Carboline's Marine Division is there. There with dependable international marine coatings and servicing. Carboline is there with an extensive network of overseas affiliates who are skilled in the technical sales and servicing of Carboline marine coat- ings. Language and communications barriers are eliminated. Carboline is there with standardized manufacturing, formulation and qual- ity control to provide the same high quality products throughout the world. And, Carboline is there with fast, dependable deliveries. Whether you're building a new ship or maintaining an existing ship, call on Carboline—anywhere in the world. Contact your Carboline marine coat- ings specialist or write direct for your Carboline Marine Manual containing complete technical data. Carboline products and servicing are available in more than 45 international ports, including: Bergen • Cadiz • Genoa • Gothenburg • Hamburg • Honolulu London • Maracaibo • Marseilles • New Orleans • New York Piraeus • Rotterdam • San Francisco • Sydney • Singapore Yokohama oarboline 350 Hanley Industrial Ct. • St. Louis, Mo. 63144 Carboline responsibility lasts a long time. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
