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The Name You Trust for Bearings COMMANDER5 Bearings - with the unique engineered composite shell that !s tough, non- corrosive, lightweight! CUTLESS! Bearings — the industry standard, with over a half century of successful installations and performance. is Your Source for Staves, Sleeves, and Outstanding Value, for More Than 60 Years. LQMoffitt A subsidiary' of BFGoodrich P.O. Box 1415, Akron, Ohio 44309 (216) 733-9955 FAX (216) 733-7126 Registered trademark of BFGoodrich © 1988 LQMoffitt Circle 227 on Reader Service Card ON THE COVER Cover Photos (clockwise from logo): Maui Princess (Aluminum Boats); Eagle (McDer- mott Shipyards); Annabel Lee (Service Ma- rine); Massachusetts (Gulf Craft); Yukon Queen (Munson Mfg). National Waterways Conference Preview PAGE 6 European Shipbuilding Review PAGE 16 Outstanding Shallow-Draft Passenger Vessels Review PAGE 22 Hatch Nominated For Post At Army Corps Of Engineers President Reagan recently nom- inated Maj. Gen. Henry J. Hatch to become the next Commanding General and Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army of Engineers. If confirmed by the Senate, Gen- eral Hatch will succeed Lieut. Gen. E. R. (Vald) Heiberg III, who recently retired from military ser- vice. General Hatch has also been nominated to the grade of lieuten- ant general, a three-star rank. Southwest Marine Gets Navy Repair Contract Worth $12.9 Million Southwest Marine, Inc.'s San Pe- dro Division was recently awarded a $12.9-million contract for the repair and alteration of the guided missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG-33). The work, called an Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA), will include major combat system and helicopter support alterations and upgrading of various antisubmarine warfare capability equipment aboard the USS Jarrett. In addition, Southwest Marine will replace and extend the helicop- ter flight deck and install a Recov- ery, Assist, Securing and Transvers- ing (RAST) system. 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