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cipal advantages of nylon surge pendants for existing tugs with wire towing winches are lower life cycle costs, simplicity, re- duced scope, increased control, little or no catenary, and reduced resistance with resulting savings in speed and fuel. Copies of the complete study are available at no cost from Samson, and contain full instruc- tions and graphs describing the methods for determining the most cost-effective surge pendant sys- tems for various types of tows. For a free copy of the Samson study "Towing Surge Pendant," write to G.P. Foster, Samson Ocean Systems, Inc., 99 High Street, Boston, Mass. 02110. G.E. LM2500 Engines To Power Eight More U.S. Navy Frigates The United States Navy has exercised part of a 48-ship option to purchase eight additional USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) Class ships. Each will be powered by two General Electric LM2500 Marine Gas Turbines. Firm orders on these LM2500 powered frig- ates now include 34 for the U.S. Navy, three for the Royal Aus- tralian Navy, and three for Span- ish Navy frigates of the same basic hull design. The first of these eight new ships is sched- uled to be launched in February 1982, with the eight scheduled for delivery from May 1983 to Jan- uary 1984. Options to purchase 40 additional sets of engines for these frigates remain for deliv- eries through 1985. In total, the LM2500 has been selected to power 137 vessels in 12 Free World navies and to date, LM2500s have logged over 265,000 hours at sea, with an es- tablished record of over 99.95 percent availability in marine service. The Oliver Hazard Perry Class frigates have a displacement of 3,585 tons, length of 445 feet, beam of 47 feet, with speed ca- pability of 28+ knots. Bath Iron Works Corporation (BIW) in Bath, Maine, is the cen- tral procurement agency for this contract with the U.S. Navy. In addition to BIW, Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Wash., and San Pedro, Calif., will be the shipbuilders. Anton J. Jung Appointed Market Manager At M&T Chemicals Anton J. Jung has been named market manager for the Bio & Fine Chemicals Division of M&T Chemicals Inc., Rahway, N.J. Anton J. Jung He will be responsible for the marketing of antifoulant chemi- cals used in ship bottom paints. Prior to this new appointment, Mr. Jung was a sales manager in Europe for M&T Chemicals B.V., located in Vlissingen-Oost, the Netherlands. Mr. Jung holds a degree in chemical engineering from Chem- otechnique Schule der Stadt, Frankfurt Am Main, West Ger- many, and has taken graduate courses in industrial management. M&T Chemicals Inc. is a manu- facturer of specialty chemicals based on tin, antimony, phos- phorus, sulfur and zirconium; electroplating chemicals and proc- esses ; and formulated plastic ma- terials. It weighs less than fifty pounds, has a cleaning range of 30 feet and up to 30 tons per hour throughput. "ball of twine" spray pattern that crisscrosses and overlaps for thorough cleaning. The SK machine weighs 55 pounds and has a throughput of 30-60 tons per hour and a range of 70 feet. The Super K advantage: low cost cleaning of hard-to- reach areas plus Butterworth Systems reliability. and range to clean medium sized tanks or hidden areas in large tanks. The SSK machine can be fixed-in-place at any angle, weighs 55 lbs and has a throughput capacity of 80 tons per hour and an effective cleaning range of approximately 100 feet. The SSK advantage: low cost cleaning of moderate size tanks with famous Butterworth Systems technology. The BUTTERWORTH* MP Machine. Cleans Hard-to-reach Areas From Any Angle. The multi-position, very high-capacity BUTTERWORTH" MP machine is designed to clean hard-to-reach areas in complex tank structures. Self-powered ^^w The The BUTTERWORTH BUTTERWORTH K Machine SK Machine. For Small Tanks, Cleans Hidden Fixed-in-place at Areas or Smaller Any Location. ^^ Over 20,000 Fixed-in-place at any BUTTERWORTH " K angle, the SK machines have made it machine has a ijg|j3J|ji the industry favorite twelve year track §i'„:o: everV' kind of record of f^^SW tan'< c'eanin9 'or dependable, ffiSL^iLajT twenty-three years, effective cleaning. ' joi Now the K It features wKF^^^Ill machine provides Butterworth aRSSS® valuable COW Systems' exclusive ^p^^^jffl service. Fixed-in-place, the K machine is ideal for cleaning smaller tanks or small hard-to-clean areas in large tanks. Its twin nozzles rotate while the entire unit revolves, thereby producing Butterworth Systems' "ball of twine" pattern which ensures that every inch of surface is completely covered. The K advantage: small size, lightweight, low cost and the most proven Butterworth Systems technology. and featuring simple design, the MP provides the very high reliability required for within-tank mounting. This single nozzle tank cleaning machine weighs 178 lbs and can be fixed-in- place in _ ' any ^ location, at any angle, and is specifically designed to allow installation on tank bottoms under the cargo. The MP advantage cleans large areas which cannot be reached by conventional deck- mounted equipment and provides unbeatable Butterworth Systems performance. For any capacity range or tank location Butterworth Systems has proven equipment to meet your needs. Capacity Tons Per Hour Attitude Location Weight Deck Mounted Vertical LAVOMATIC" SA Deck Mounted Vertical BUTTERWORTH" P-60 BUTTERWORTH" MP BUTTERWORTH" SSK BUTTERWORTH" SK BUTTERWORTH" K The BUTTERWORTH® SSK Machine. For Small Areas or Medium Size Tanks. Butterworth Systems For more information contact Butterworth Systems Inc. 224 Park Avenue, Box 352, Florham Park, N.J. 07932 USA Telephone: (201) 765-1549 Telex: 136434 Butterworth Systems (UK) Ltd. 445 Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 6EU, England Telephone: 01-668-6211 Telex: 946524 The BUTTERWORTH" SSK two-nozzle machine combines throughput January 15, 1980 11
