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Gladding-Hearn Delivers Detroit Diesel-Powered Research Vessel To U.S. Navy The 60-foot research vessel built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Mass., for use by U.S. Navy's David Taylor research facility in Bayview, Idaho. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corp., Somerset, Mass., recently delivered a new 60-foot- long research vessel built for the U.S. Navy's research center in Bethesda, Md. The company was awarded the contract in April. According to George Duclos, president of the shipyard, the vessel was completed within the contracted 90 days before being trucked 3,200 miles to Bayview, Idaho, where the David Taylor Research Center Acoustical Research Detachment will conduct tests for the Navy on Lake Pend Oreille. Mr. Duclos said the yard's last Navy contract was for a tugboat in 1972. The unpainted all-aluminum ves- sel, designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates of Boston, carries a 19- foot beam, 6-foot draft, and the fuel tanks holds 600 gallons. It is pow- ered by twin Detroit Diesel 12V- 92TAs rated at 900 shp each turning at 2,300 rpm. The engines turn a pair of Columbian 36- by 34-inch, four-bladed propellers through 2:1 Twin Disc reverse/reduction gears. Generators are Cummins Onan 20 kwand45kw. The vessel is equipped with an Industrial Power Systems generator control panel and Teleflex Seastar Hydraulic steering system. The research boat, which is de- signed to tow more than 3,000 pounds at 15 knots, delivers a top speed of 30 knots (fully loaded) with a range of 1,200 nautical miles. The hull's four watertight com- partments house the forepeak, fore- castle, which includes an enclosed head, wheelhouse amidships, engine room and auxiliary machinery space, and laboratory aft. For free literature detailing the facilities and capabilities of Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Circle 30 on Reader Service Card Chinese Yard To Build Indonesian Tanker China State Shipbuilding Corpo- ration (CSSC), the People's Repub- lic of China-owned builder, will con- struct a tanker for Indonesia. Un- der the contract, CSSC will also ar- range for a technology transfer and send engineers to Indonesia to train Indonesian shipyard workers. No details of the contract amount or delivery schedule were revealed. For a very short stay. We know you can't afford to have your cruise ship tied up at dock for repairs or service even one extra day. In your business time really is money. At Southwest Marine's network of shipyards, our commitment to providing quality service, attending to every detail, and maintaining tight schedules has brought us business from some of the most respected names in the cruise industry. Our ability to deliver finished jobs on time and within budget continues to bring them back. When you next plan repair or maintenance for your cruise ship, try us. Like others, you'll be pleased with the results. And we promise to make your stay at Southwest Marine as short as possible. Please call us and let's discuss your next project.. 1/800/327-5162 or 1/800/547-4782 CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS P.O. Box 13308 • Foot of Sampson Street • San Diego, CA (619) 238-1000 • TWX: 910-335-1167 (SWM SDG) • FAX: (619) 238-0934 DIVISIONS SAN FRANCISCO • SAN PEDRO • SAMOA • PORTLAND,OR. (415)861-7447 (213)519-0600 011 (684) 633^123 (503)285-7557 Circle 267 on Reader Service Card NEED TO DESIGN AN HVAC-R SYSTEM FOR YOUR NEW FERRY OR DINNER CRUISE SHIP? DON'T MAKE PLANS WITHOUT US! For more than 40 years, Bailey has been known for the finest air conditioning and refrigeration systems. And now we'd like to design a system for your vessel at no charge! Just send us your drawings and we'll create a system that fits your specific needs. We'll construct and install your system using the finest quality equipment. With Bailey, you get fast, reliable service backed by large local inventories of equipment, appliances and parts. So if you're planning a new passenger ferry or dinner cruise ship, make sure Bailey is part of those plans. Bailey. We're not just faster... we're better! BAILEY THE BAILEY GROUP HEADQUARTERS: BAILEY REFRIGRATION CO. 2323 Randolph Ave. Avenel, NJ 07001, (908)382-1225 FAX: (908)382-1048, TELEX: 4755293 OFFICES & WAREHOUSES: NORTH MIAMI, FL 33179 (305)651-4160 TELEX: 441212 BAILEY FAX: (305)652-5258 BROOKLYN, NY 11231 (718) 797-2002 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 (504) 943-2461 Fax: (504) 944-8629 Circle 264 on Reader Service Card December, 1991 53