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Outstanding Vessels Review — Galleon Diamond (continued from page 24) newly developed, long-stroke Hi- tachi/B&W diesel, type 6L67- GFC, with constant-pressure tur- bocharging. This fuel-efficient, two-stroke engine has a maxi- mum continuous output of 11,200 Few names have ewgjroeen better known for quality and depend- ability than MAXIM. A standard that has stood for more than 50 years. Today Maxim furnishes desalinators, including reverse osmosis systems, to provide fresh water for workboats, offshore platforms, tankers, submarines and large vessels of all types... units designed for optimum space savings and operation econBi THE ENTIRE MARINE INDUSTRY. Equally, Maxim Silencers cover the waterfront with units designed for silencing or for silencing with heat recovery. And there are reliable Maxim heat exchangers and deaeratorST Become part of a legend... insist on Maxim, the first name in reliability and service. Maxim backs it up! Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, fc?A 71130. Phone (318) 865-6351. bhp at 119 rpm; maximum trial speed was 19.8 knots. Built to American Bureau of Shipping classification, the 13,886- gt vessel has an overall length of 498.7 feet, beam of 75.8 feet, depth of 46.3 feet, and design draft (full load) of 32.5 feet. JOHN B. WATERMAN The S/S John B. Waterman is a 23,500-dwt combination con- tainer and ro/ro ship that was built for Waterman Steamship Corp. by Sun Ship, Inc., of Ches- ter, Pa. She is the first of two building for the owner. The ship is intended to trans- port cargo along the North Eu- ropean trade route from Gulf and East Coast ports of the U.S. The 692-foot combination carrier can transport trailers and other wheeled vehicles, containers, and unitized or palletized cargo. The ship has the capacity of 762 forty- foot containers. The forward section is designed for containerized freight and the main deck and hatch covers are capable of ro/ro operations. The aft part is 100 percent roll-on/ roll-off. For ease in loading and unloading, the Waterman is equipped with a full slewing ramp on the stern, a self-sustaining container crane, side cargo ports, and a cargo elevator in the ro/ro holds. The Waterman has a beam of 105.5 feet, a molded depth of 68 feet, and a draft of 33 feet. The ship is powered by a General Electric cross compound axial flow turbine engine that drives (continued on page 28) S/S JOHN B. WATERMAN Main propulsion . . . General Electric Gears General Electric Propellers Bethlehem Steel Shaft Bethlehem Steel Bearings Waukesha Generators DeLaval Generator Engines .... Alco Power Panels Penn Panel Main Boilers Combustion Engineering Engine Controls Bailey Main Condenser Transamerica DeLaval Steering Sperry Marine Steering Gear . . Propulsion Systems (Frydenbo) Pumps Worthington, FMC, Warren Fire Fighting H.S. Hiller Air Compressors ... Ingersoll Rand Distilling Plant Aqua Chem Bow Thruster Bird-Johnson Radar ITT Mackay Marine CAS lotron Corp. SCS Comsat General RDF/Radios/ Position Location . . . ITT Mackay Marine Crane (Container) Morgan Engineering Winches/Windlass SMATCO Ramp, Cargo Doors, Elevator . . . MacGregor-Comarain Cathodic Protection Wilson Walton Int'l Write 314 on Reader Service Card
