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Todd Awards $7.5-Million Contract to Colt Industries For Tanker Propulsion Systems The Power Systems Division of Colt Indus- tries, Beloit, Wis., has received a $7.5-million order from Todd Shipyards Corporation, San Pedro, 'Calif., to furnish diesel ship propulsion systems for four 35,000-dwt tankers. The systems include two 7,000-hp Colt-Piel- stick diesels and associated gearing and controls for each ship. The 14-cylinder turbocharged engines will be manufactured at the division's plant in Beloit. The tankers, to be built for Sea Service Tankers, Inc., New York, are part of a $659.2- millio'n 16-ship program partially subsidized by the U.S. Government, to make the nation's merchant fleet competitive with foreign fleets. Colt Industries is one of the nation's leading producers of diesels for marine and land-based power. "This order was made possible by Colt's earlier participation in a Military Sealift Com- mand program for similar equipment in the four 25,000-dwt tankers," said E.L. Fay, vice president of product marketing for the Power Systems Division. "The new design is for 'stretched' versions of the ships in the previous order," Mr. Fay said. Todd Shipyards Corporation, using their wholly owned subsidiary, Designers and Plan- ners, naval architects of 'New York City, will develop the final design of the tankers. Mr. Fay also pointed out that the Power Systems Division will design and furnish the complete monitoring system for an A'GC one- man engine room which is designed to be easily converted to an ACCU unmanned en- gine room. The control consoles will be capable of controlling the propulsion plant from the engineer's console and the bridge console. He said the equipment will continuously monitor selected temperatures, pressures, flows, levels and electric load characteristics with abnormal conditions actuating an alarm. Effective one-man monitoring of all steady- state cruising and maneuvering watch func- tions will be incorporated in the system. The paired turbocharged 14-cylinder engines are of V-configuration, rated at 7,000 hp each with an operating speed of 520 rpm. They have a 15.75-inch bore and 18.11-inch stroke and will be capable of burning number two diesel oil and 3500 sec. Redwood No. 1 heavy fuel oil. The direct-reversible engines will power a single fixed-pitch propeller through flexible couplings, clutches and a twin-pinion single reduction gear to propel the 711-foot vessel at a designed sea speed of 16 knots. The diesels allow optimum flexibility in ship design. They provide a reduction in weight and space re- quirements over comparable slow speed engine systems. Over the past several years, an $8-million in- vestment has been made in upgrading the divi- sion's large engine manufacturing facilities in Beloit. They are now among the largest and most modern engine shops in the U.S. The Beloit plant is in full production, building die- sel engines for marine service and power gen- eration. For stationary applications the Colt-Pielstick engine is also available as a dual fuel unit. The Colt division is a licensee with S.E.M.T.- Pielstick of Paris, France, to build the Piel- stick engine. It is the world's most widely used medium-speed high-horsepower diesel engine with service available on a worldwide basis. There are now more than 600 oceangoing ves- sels in service or on order, powered by Piel- stick diesel engines. With annual sales in excess of $700 million, Colt Industries is also a leading producer of automotive engine components and controls, specialty metals, firearms, and such industrial equipment as compressors, pumps, transform- ers, machine tools and weighing systems. Its 17 domestic divisions employ more than 24,500 people in 50 plants in 20 states. Additional operations abroad manufacture and market a wide selection of Colt products. Hillman Barge & Construction Breaks Ground For Expansion Hillman Barge & Construction Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., has announced the ground breaking for a $750,000 steel preparation shop which is the initial phase of an extended plant expansion and modernization program to eventually include additional under-roof sub- assembly construction space, and ultimately an expansion of yard erection facilities. The first-phase 90-foot by 300-foot shop building of structural and sheet steel construc- tion will add 30,000 square feet of under-roof working space. In addition to existing equip- ment which will be relocated, the new shop will also contain new preparation equipment and six new cranes, one of which will be a 25- ton radio-controlled bridge crane. Craneway extensions are 'being provided to facilitate the handling of material from the preparation areas to the subassembly fabrication shops. In- terior features for improved working condi- tions include new improved lighting and ven- tilating systems, power-operated roll-up door, and high intensity localized electrical unit heaters. The goal of the initial phase of the expansion program is to increase production and efficien- cy of steel preparation in the manufacture of barges and towboats, providing Hillman's new preparation shop and fabrication shop layout with more "in process" storage and increased under-roof subassembly area. COMPLETE, MODERN FACILITIES FOR THE FINEST IN SHIP REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE REPAIR AT DUNKIRK BELIARD, BRIGHTON FINEST HEAVY ENGINEERING WORK 24 HOUR PIERSIDE SERVICE BELIARD, CRIGHTON & CIE Routes des Docks—59 Dunkirk, France U.S.A. REPRESENTATIVE: JACKSON MARINE CORPORATION ROBERT M. CATHARINE 405 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022 (212) 755 0555 DRYDOCKING 3 GRAVING DOCKS AND 2 FLOATING DOCKS-CAPACITIES TO 50,000 DWT. SHIP REPAIR WORK INCLUDES PLATE- WORK, PIPING, WOODWORKING, ELECTRICAL AND ME- CHANICAL WORK. 28 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
