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OMNITHRUSTER® Thrust Is Forwards And Sideways And Backwards MCM-l 224' MINE COUNTER MEASURES SHIP - PETERSEN BUILDERS. INC., OMNI THRUSTER JT-70010 AMT. HORIZONTAL. 350 HP, DC ELECTRIC DRIVE. 360° Maneuvering, Slow-Speed Propulsion, Ice Management! > Thrusts Underway » Thrusts While Pitching • No Reversing Impeller to Change Directions > Minimum Buoyancy Loss » Smaller Hull Penetration » Fuel Savings OMNITHRUSTER DOES IT ALL! Thrusts with nozzles out of water in rough seas: vertical systems only. No protrusions ... no change in hull shape. Small nozzles reduce drag . . . save fuel and passage time. Easily retrofitted. Micro-Processor Control System, Model 1200A with gyro input . holds vessel's heading. System also accepts compatible NAV AIDS fore aft and slow speed propulsion and positioning MODULAR THRUSTER SYSTEM . . OMNITHRUSTER ship control systems* utiUze individual module thrusters of up to 3000 HP in any combination to produce desired forward or lateral net thrust. Prime movers for the Modular Thruster System may be electric, hydraulic or diesel powered in conjunction with manual/automatic or integrated control networks. ADVANTAGES FOR LARGE VESSELS . .. • Incremental Thrust Capability • Multiple Module Reliability • Easily Retrofitted or Installed in New Construction • Minimum Maintenance OMNITHRUSTER INC. JT PV1100-1000HP MODULE THRUSTER •Covered by U. S. Patents; Foreign Patents Pending 9515 Sorensen Avenue, Dept. 31-164 Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 213/802-1818 Telex 194265 OMNI SFES Cable Address Omnithrust Circle 315 on Reader Service Card ON THE COVER 92nd SNAME Annual Meeting PAGE 46 AWO Perspective PAGE 34 E-Systems Awarded Navy Contract For $6-Million E-Systems of Dallas has received a Navy order valued at more than $6-million for the production of varying quantities of 20 different module subassemblies for the AN/ WSC-3 "Whiskey-3" UHF radio transceiver. The order was placed by the Naval Electronic Systems Command. The module subassem- blies will be produced by the compa- ny's Communications Manufactur- ing Division at St. Petersburg, Fla. The AN/WSC-3 is the standard UHF shipboard terminal for the U.S. Navy, and is widely used by allied naval forces. It is capable of both satellite and line sight trans- missions. Worthington Fire Pumps Valued At $5 Million Ordered For Navy Ships The Worthington Custom Pump Operations in Harrison, N.J. will produce 179 fire pumps for the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, it was announced by Robert V. Jeck, president of the Worthington Division, McGraw-Edison Compa- ny. The specially designed ship- board pumps, with titanfum casings, will be delivered starting in 1985. The order covering pumps and drive motors amounts to about $5-mil- lion. McGraw-Edison's Worthington Division is a leading manufacturer of compressors and pumps for the marine, petroleum, chemical, petro- chemical, agricultural, electric utili- ty, public works, natural gas, indus- trial air, pulp and paper, mining, pipeline and general industries. Worthington has 28 plants in 14 countries. MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News Editorial and Executive Offices 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016 (212) 689-3266 • ITT Telex: 424768 MARINTI PUBLISHERS John E. O'Malley Charles P. O'Malley EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Charles P. O'Malley EDITOR Robert Ware SENIOR EDITOR Thomas H. Phillips ASSOCIATE EDITOR Kathleen Reagan EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Lilian Irvine INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Robin F. Burnett, MRINA, MNI, London, England BUSINESS MANAGER John E. O'Malley ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR John C. O'Malley ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Linda Niepokoj PRODUCTION MANAGER Eileen Krzeminski ART DIRECTOR Ellen Hemmer CIRCULATION MANAGER M. 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