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Tacoma Boat Launches $3.4-Million Oil Test Barge For Sohio Use A new $3.4-million, 214-foot pe- troleum products barge for op- erating in Arctic waters was launched recently by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Tacoma, Wash., for The Standard Oil Company of Ohio (Sohio). Gini Savage, wife of Sohio Alaska Petroleum Com- pany president, Michael Savage, was sponsor at the launching, and christened the vessel "Investi- gator." The new Ice Class II vessel will be used to support Sohio Alaska Petroleum Company's exploratory drilling program in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's northern coast. It will be the first ice-class barge ever to be used in the area. It is designed with a double hull for maximum environmental protection. The Investigator can store and transport potable water. The deck is designed for trans- port of Sohio's offshore drilling rigs. In the Beaufort Sea, Sohio and other oil companies drill ex- ploratory wells from man-made gravel islands or from natural barrier islands. This barge will be anchored adjacent to these low elevation islands. The Investigator will be instru- mented to log and record ice movements and pressures. These data will assist in providing fu- ture designs for ice class vessels. This barge has an overall length of 214 feet 6 inches, maxi- mum beam of 65 feet, and a draft JOY™ Navy and Maritime Ventilation Fans Provide Long, Dependable Service. Rugged, top-performing JOY axial, centrifugal and propeller fans are specially built for ship- board ventilation applications. JOY fans are built with alu- minum rotors cast in our own quality controlled foundry, heavy gauge casing and flanges. Rigid quality control standards and stringent testing procedures consistently assure top-quality fans. Standard JOY fans have full approval of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Maritime Administration. Whether you need a standard or custom designed fan for navy or maritime applications contact Joy Manufacturing Company, Air Moving Products, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663. NEW PHILADELPHIA DIVISION of 11 feet 11 inches. Its cargo ca- pacity is 4,000 metric tons. When fully outfitted, it will have two 125-kilowatt diesel generators and two 50-horsepower fuel pumps to supply drilling crews with fuel and electric power. In addition to providing fuel and water supplies, equipment storage, and transport, the In- vestigator will offer limited camp facilities and shelter from severe Arctic weather. "Having the opportunity to build the Investigator and to con- duct detail design work for this test barge was very important to us," commented Frank B. Lynott, chairman of Tacoma Boat. "We strive to be in the forefront of marine vessel technology, and we appreciate the opportunity that Sohio is giving us to construct and deliver this important com- ponent of their exploration pro- gram for Alaskan waters." Detail design and engineering was conducted by Tacoma Boat engineers in conjunction with de- signer Peter S. Hatfield, Van- couver, British Columbia, con- sulting naval architect, and Swan Wooster Engineering, Inc., Port- land, Ore., consulting engineers for Sohio Alaska Petroleum Com- pany. Tacoma Boatbuilding designs and constructs medium-size naval and patrol vessels, offshore rigs and specialized vessels for the pe- troleum industry, and large com- mercial fishing boats. The com- pany operates three shipyards in Tacoma and has 2,400 employees. Todd New Orleans Names Beckley Technical Manager Stephen A. Beckley Stephen A. Beckley has been appointed technical manager at the New Orleans Division of Todd Shipyards Corporation, it was an- nounced recently by John Megh- rian, vice president-Gulf/East Coast Region. Mr. Beckley comes to Todd with extensive experience both in op- erations and engineering, and was most recently works manager at Blount Marine in Rhode Island. Prior to this, he was senior man- ufacturing engineer with the Falk Corporation, and a project man- ager at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, and was chief engineer on the USS York County. 20 Write 229 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
