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ARM CO V Put a great boat shaft to work for you Ever have the feeling your boat shafting is working against you through premature breakage—bending— corroding? You can put a stop to many of these problems with Armco's family of premium- quality AQUAMET Boat Shafting. Armco® AQUAMET-5 Boat Shafts—available in AQUAMET 17, 18, 19 (formerly SEALOY®) and 22—are designed to beat the rugged condi- tions your boats face. And they'll keep on de- livering dependable service trip aftertrip. Strong, tough, corro- sion-resistant AQUAMET shafts are service proved on a host of vessels including naval craft, trawler fleets, crew and supply boats, inland and off- shore tugs, and other ocean-going craft. Find out foryourself all the advantages of Armco AQUAMET Boat Shafting. Your copy of the Armco AQUAMET Boat Shafting Product Data Bulletin is avail- able by clipping this ad to your letterhead and mailing to Armco, Stain- less Steel Division, Dept. SS-81, Box 600, Middletown, Ohio 45043. Write 118 on Reader Service Card Preview—RO/RO '81 page 39 AmShip Division Christens Longest Vessel On Great Lakes page 12 Pinnacle Asks Title XI On Three Deck Barges To Cost $7.4 Million Total Pinnacle Company, Houston, has applied to the Maritime Ad- ministration for a Title XI guar- antee to aid in financing the con- struction of three 300-foot deck/ specialty barges for use in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Misener In- dustries, Inc., Tampa, Fla., is the builder, with deliveries scheduled for this year. The requested guarantee is for $6,450,000, or up to 87i/2 percent of the total estimated actual cost of $7,402,410 of the three barges. Manhattan Tanker Asks Title XI On $6.8-Million Tanker Reconstruction Manhattan Tanker Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Transeastern Associates, New York, has ap- plied to the Maritime Adminis- tration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the reconstruc- tion of the 114,000-dwt tanker Manhattan in compliance with new U.S. Coast Guard require- ments. The 43,000-shp vessel was built and delivered by General Dynam- ics' Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Mass., in 1962, and lengthened in in 1969. New inert gas and crude oil washing systems are to be in- stalled in the vessel, which oper- ates worldwide. If approved, the Title XI guar- antee would cover $6,000,000, or approximately 87V2 percent of the estimated cost of $6,858,142. 3 floating drydocks to 18,000 tons Shipways to 100 x 700 feet • Piers to 1,100 feet Write 241 on Reader Service Card MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS (USPS 016-750) No. 12 Volume 43 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. 10016 (212) 689-3266 ESTABLISHED 1939 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1st and 15th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Controlled Circulation postage paid at Waterbury, Connecticut 06701. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliver- able magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016. AH MATERIAL FOR EDITORIAL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ROBERT WARE, EDITOR. Member Vbpa Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. Lockheed has built a string of govern- ment ships — roll-on/roll-off trans- ports, destroyers, frigates, hydrofoil, assault transports, cruiser, icebreakers . . . Ships with a wide range of elec- tronic, armament, material handling, and propulsion sophistication; ships powered by steam, diesel, diesel- electric, automated gas turbine . . . And the know-how that builds them, can fix them. Our estimators have sharpened their pencils and are waiting for your job. LDCKHEED SHIPBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 2929 1 6th AVE. S.W.. SEATTLE, WASH. 98134 PHONE 206-292-5656 • CABLE LOCKSHIP /s-i we build them — WE CAN FIX THEM! Write 367 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
