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Halter Marine Delivers Two Supply Boats To Tidewater Halter Marine, Inc. of New Orleans, La., has delivered the Jones Tide and the Laugh- lin Tide, two identical supply vessels, to their owner, Tidewater, Inc., New Orleans. Each vessel has an overall length of 180 feet, a 40-foot beam, a 14-foot draft, and a normal operating draft of 11 feet. Their nor- mal displacement is 605.33 long tons. Both are powered by two Caterpillar D-399 engines producing 1,090 horsepower each at 1,225 rpm. They swing 76-inch-diameter stainless-steel four-bladed propellers which are driven by two ABS Grade 2, 7y2-inch- diameter forged-steel propeller shafts. Free-running speed is approximately 12 knots. Each vessel contains a bulk mud system with a total capacity of 4,000 cubic feet of dry bulk mud, and a liquid mud system with a capacity of 1,300 barrels of liquid mud. The Jones Tide and her sistership, powered by Cater- pillar diesels, have a free running speed of 12 knots. The Jones Tide and Laughlin Tide are each equipped with two General Motors 8V71 die- sel engines driving 125-kw generators. They are fitted with two 2,000-pound anchors with a total of 1,080 feet of l^-inch high-strength steel link chain. Each vessel is also equipped with a Mur- ray Tregurtha bow thruster for improved maneuverability during loading and off- loading. They are ABS classed, Maltese Cross, A-l, AMS full ocean towing, carry Panama Canal and Suez Canal admeasurement certificates, and are U.S. Public Health approved. The Tidewater vessels were built at Halt- er's Moss Point, Miss., Division, one of 10 shipyards owned and operated by Halter in the Southeastern United States. 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