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m ®mm Advanced Design Product Tanker Launched At Sun Ship Mrs. Pat Green, wife of Philadelphia Mayor William Green, smashed the champagne bottle to christen the Philadelphia Sun, second of a new class of coastal tankers being built by Sun Ship for Sun Transport. Assisting her in the christening were Mrs. Timothy Michais, matron of honor, and Joseph J. Kleschick, vice president of Sun Ship. The Philadelphia Sun, second of a new class of fuel-efficient, diesel- powered coastal tankers under construction for Sun Transport, was launched recently at the Chester, Pa., yard of Sun Ship. A cheering crowd of more than 8,000 guests, employees and their families looked on as Mrs. Pat Green, wife of Philadelphia May- or William Green, smashed the traditional bottle of champagne against the bow of the new prod- uct carrier. The launching ceremonies in- cluded remarks from William G. Kay Jr., executive vice president of the Sun Company; Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs; and Joseph J. Kleschick, vice pres- ident of Sun Ship. The launching address was giv- en by Sun Ship president Robert H. Campbell, and included a spe- cial tribute to the 4,000 shipyard workers whom he described as "shipbuilders in the Philadelphia tradition . . . the finest tradition." Sun Transport's design for the Philadelphia Sun and sister ship New York Sun, (See MARITIME REPORTER issue of October 15, 1979, page 22.), which is now be- ing outfitted prior to sea trials, anticipated the regulatory changes that have evolved since construc- tion of these vessels began. The new ships incorporate many of the environmental and safety fea- tures that succeeding legislation was to make mandatory for tank- er designs in the future. Outstanding features of the Philadelphia Sun include a high Coast Guard Approves Butterworth Systems Oil/Water Separators Butterworth Systems recently announced that it has received U.S. Coast Guard approval for its SFC Bilge Water line of oil/water separators. In its approval, the U.S. Coast Guard has certified that Butterworth® SFC BW oil/ water separators comply with the specifications detailed in IMCO A.393(X). These Butterworth separators utilize integrated permanent fil- ters. Standard semiautomatic and optional fully automatic models are available and are virtually maintenance free. Butterworth SFC units have been tested and certified as meet- ing IMCO A.393(X) requirements by the administrations of France, Italy, Yugoslavia, the United At ceremony marking launching of Phil- adelphia Sun, Robert H. Campbell, pres- ident of Sun Ship, praised the shipyard's 4,000 employees for their contributions. level of automation, permitting control of engine speed and direc- tion from the bridge; air condi- tioned crew quarters; and an ele- vator connecting the four super- structure decks with the engine room. Six pumps will discharge the tanker's 247,000-barrel cargo in 15 hours. The 34,400-dwt ships have an overall length of 612 feet, beam of 90 feet, depth of 49.5 feet, and draft of 36.75 feet. Propulsion is provided by a single 14,200-bhp Mitsubishi,/Sulzer type RND-M slow-speed diesel engine, provid- ing a service speed of 15.5 knots. Each vessel is capable of carry- ing six different types of refined Kingdom and Poland. In addition, these separators have received ap- provals for use from the Nether- lands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Germany. Butterworth Systems is an inter- national company that manufac- tures oil/water separators, tank- cleaning equipment, SCAMP® un- derwater hull-cleaning systems, and high-pressure water-jetting equipment. Technical and sales data are available from Butter- worth Systems. They also published a brochure, "From A to X About Onboard Oil/Water Separators," an over- view of IMCO A.393(X), MAR- POL, and proposed U.S. regula- tions and equipment capabilities. Single or multiple copies can be obtained free from Neil Chamber- lin, Butterworth Systems Inc., 224 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 352, Florham Park, N.J. 07932. petroleum products at once, in- cluding gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, heating oil, and naphtha. The Philadelphia Sun is equipped with a wide array of modern navigational aids, includ- ing a collision-avoidance radar system, a satellite navigation sys- tem to enable the ship's crew to pinpoint its exact position at any given time, and a weather fac- simile system that provides up-to- the-minute weather reports to the ship's officers. A segregated ballast system has a total saltwater capacity of 12,000 long tons. With this sys- tem, several of the vessel's tanks are used only for ballast. This means that when the tanker's ballast water is pumped out dur- ing the deballasting cycle during New Bulletin Describes Improved Diesel Cylinder Liner Plating Process Bulletin 580 introduces Tele- dyne Metal Finishers' unique Teleplate™ hard chrome plating process for new and used diesel engine liners. The brochure ex- plains how this carefully con- trolled process promotes energy savings, faster break-ins, less en- gine downtime, and longer service life for both new and reclaimed cylinder liners. Tracing a used liner through the Teleplate process, the bulle- tin shows how it is thoroughly tested, machined (if necessary), two-step honed, inspected, hard chromeplated, diamond honed, plateau honed, finish machined, final inspected and vacuum blasted for shipment. Advantages of the process are said to generate significant sav- cargo loading, only clean salt wa- ter will be released. In contrast to general practice in older tankers, ballast is not introduced into tanks that also carry the various petroleum car- goes. Should conditions at sea necessitate additional ballast wa- ter being pumped into any of the ship's cargo tanks, an oil-water separator removes petroleum res- idue from the ballast water be- fore it is pumped overboard. A sewage storage and treat- ment plant has been installed to insure that raw sewage cannot be discharged at sea. The Philadelphia Sun will be assigned to various U.S. intra- coastal trade routes. She is the first vessel named for the City of Philadelphia in the history of the Sun Company fleet. ings in lube oil consumption and diesel engine maintenance for the railroad and maritime industries. For a free copy of Bulletin 580, write David A. Baldini, Teledyne Metal Finishers, Dept. MR, 1725 East 27th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. John Menge Forms New Marine Representative Co. In Metairie, La. The formation of a new com- pany, Menge Marine Equipment Co., Inc. of Metairie, La., has been announced by John H. Menge who enters the business with a respected marine heritage. Menge Marine Equipment is a representative for Red Fox ma- rine sanitation devices, Zodiac in- dustrial and commercial inflatable vessels, and American Marine oil boom turbidity curtains. 10 ZIDELL Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
