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Electric Boat To Refit SSBN Class Submarine Under $8.1 Million Pact The Electric Boat Division of Gen- eral Dynamics, Groton, Conn., was recently awarded a contract option worth $8.1 million for the extended refit period of the USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658). The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the con- tract (N00024-91-C-2102). Gladding-Hearn Reports Increase In Orders For New Vessels Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corp., is reported to have lined up enough business to keep its workforce busy well into next year. The shipyard has begun construc- tion of the M/V Jet Express II, a passenger ferry, for Put-In-Bay Transportation Co. located on Lake Erie's Put-In-Bay Island. The company's second high-speed cata- maran, built by Gladding-Hearn, is the yard's eighth fast ferry contract since it began building the Austra- lian-designed International Cata- marans (Incats) in 1987. The 98-foot, 400-passenger all- aluminum vessel will begin service between Port Clinton, Ohio, and Bass Island on Lake Erie next spring. Powered by twin Deutz-MWM TBD 604 BV12 diesel engines rated at 1,740 shp each turning at 1,800 rpm and propelled by two KaMeWa water jets, the new ferry reaches speeds of 33 knots (38 mph) fully loaded. For more information on Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Circle 68 on Reader Service Card German & Milne Offer Free Color Literature Detailing Design Services German & Milne Division, ECS- Power Systems, Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is offering a free color literature package detailing their complete line of ship design and marine transportation consul- tation services. The literature package being of- fered by German & Milne, which was established in 1922 and has designed over 700 ships, includes an extensive, detailed color brochure detailing CARMA—Computer As- sisted Reciprocating Machinery Analyzer, which is used for predic- tive maintenance and trouble shoot- ing. The brochure and associated literature provides full specifications on CARMA, as well as case histories and general applications of the sys- tem. According to the brochure, CARMA is connected to each of the machine's cylinders in turn. Sensor signals such as vibration, ultrasonic, cylinder pressure and crankshaft position are graphically displayed on CARMA's computer screen in real time. Faults generate tell-tale sig- nals that are clearly visible and quickly diagnosed. Also included in German & Milne's literature package are de- tails on the firm's Saysar Mainte- nance Management System and the company's design services. To obtain the free package of color literature from German & Milne, Circle 169 on Reader Service Card Teledyne Hastings-Raydist Offers Plotting Software The HYCHRT V2.0 program for DM/PL plotters produces precision geodetic and projection grid plots suitable for overlays with Depart- ment of Commerce (NOAA) charts and maps. Analysis/pre-plot features allow addition of hyperbolic (Raydist, Racal, etc.) Lines of Position, ground stations, and operations areas (with track lines) along with text and spe- cial symbols. Built-in file utility for ground station, operations area, and overall plot setup permits fast, ac- curate and repeatable plots. Setup files for standard charts are avail- able. Operates in the LSI-ll/PDP-11 RT-11 environment. For further information and free literature from Teledyne Hastings- Raydist, Circle 31 on Reader Service Card August 15, 1991 $30,000,000 Refinancing was provided to NMS, INC. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for marine equipment under charter to NATIONAL MARINE, INC. New Orleans, Louisiana Financing Provided By lijcwest FINANCIAL SERVICES Surface Transportation Group 4435 Main Street, Suite 500 Kansas City, Missouri 64111 (816) 753-8250 Providing financing for marine equipment and related industries nationwide. January, 1992 Circle 255 on Reader Service Card 13
