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Gladding-Hearn Delivers New DDEC- Equipped Research Vessel The research vessel Gulf Challenger. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corp., delivered a new research vessel, the Gulf Challenger, powered by DDEC-controlled en- gines, to the University of New Hampshire. The vessel's designer, Roger Long of Roger Long Marine Architecture, South Portland, Me., said that the new 50-foot, all-aluminum vessel was designed to operate year-round anywhere on the Gulf of Maine and coastal rivers. The aluminum hull was strengthened for op- erating in icy waters. The university also opted for the strict Subchapter T(s) U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) certification. This allows the vessel to carry passengers for hire and ensures its addi- tional safety features are properly maintained annually. The vessel's engine performance is controlled by Detroit Diesel's DDEC fuel-injection system because, like other research boats, it frequently runs at low speeds or idles for long periods. In addition to constantly reporting engine and trans- mission performance, the electronic operating system allows the engines to idle longer at slow speeds and run cleaner. Powered by twin Detroit Diesel 8V-92 turbo- charged engines, each rated at 600 bhp, the vessel's 24 knot-plus top speed ensures faster trips within 100 miles of the New England coast. "The DDEC system combined with the vessel's shallow-V planing hull, will improve the engine's overall fuel economy, but especially at low speeds," Mr. Long said. A Northern Lights generator, inside a sound- proofed enslosure, provides AC power. For more information on Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Circle 13 on Reader Service Card Gulf Challenger Equipment List Main engines Detroit Diesel Gears ZF Propellers Hall & Stevert Engine controls DDEC Gensets Northern Lights Auto pilot/steering system Raytheon GPS Raytheo Radar Raytheon VHF ICOM Loran Raytheon Depth sounders Furuno, Raytheon Compass Ritchie Loud hailer Raytheon Alcan Crewboat, M/V "Wachwas," Undergoes Extensive Repower And Refit With Cat Engine (Credit: Alan Haig-Brown) Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. has car- ried out an extensive repowering project on its high speed passenger ferry MTV Wachwas. Peter S. Hatfield Ltd., Naval Architects and Marine Consultants of Vancouver, B.C., were entrusted with the repower design details and engineering, and following tender evaluation, Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., of North Vancouver, B.C. was contracted to carry out the engine refit project. The repower option study included three dif- ferent makes of North American engines, with the final choice being Caterpillar Model 3512 DITA, developing 1,445 bhp at 1,800 rpm (B rating). The two 3512s, including ancillary equip- ment, were supplied by Finning Power Systems of Vancouver, B.C. Engineering design and subsequent shipyard work included new engine beds, new exhaust, cooling water and fuel systems piping. New controls, custom engine modifications such as shallow industrial oil pump with scavenge pump, remote mounted jacket water expansion tanks, heat exchangers and air separator units, were addressed and successfully undertaken. The triple screw 120-foot by 24-foot aluminum Gulf Coast crew boat was built in 1981 by the Swiftship Yard in Louisiana for the Canadian Marine Drilling Co. for operations in the Beau- fort Sea. For more information on Peter S. Hatfield Ltd., Circle 40 on Reader Service Card For more information on Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., Circle 41 on Reader Service Card Spanish Architects License CAD Soft- ware To Russian & Belgian Yards Senermar's, a leading Spanish firm of archi- tects, has signed the first international licenses for the use of the company's new V30 version of Foran, the established CAD/CAE/CAM system for ship design and production. Licenses have been signed with three overseas shipyards, one in Belgium and two in Russia, bringing the total number of licenses since the system's launch in January this year to ten. Companies that have been licensed include Astilleros Espanoles, Union Naval de Levante and the INI Group. The three new international licenses have been signed with Boelwerf Vlanderen, Belgium; Baltijskij Zavod, St. Petersburg, Russia; and Vyborg Shipyard, Vyborg, Russia. All three are for the full Foran V30 system, which includes general design, drafting, hull struc- ture, machinery and outfitting subsystems. For more information on Foran V30 from Senermar's, Circle 35 on Reader Service Card Avondale Industries Christens LSD 50 Carter Hall For The Navy LSD 50 is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 1995. LSD 50, the seventh Landing Ship Dock vessel built by Avondale Industries, Inc. for the U.S. Navy, was side-launched and christened the Carter Hall by Avondale Industries, Inc. LSD 50 is the second LSD (CV), or Cargo Variant, built by Avondale. The 610-foot-long LSD vessels have a beam of 84 feet and a full-load displacement of 16,400 long tons. The vessel's primary mission is to carry, launch and dock the Navy's Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) ves- sels. For more information on Avondale Industries, Circle 29 on Reader Service Card Ship's sponsor Mary Elam Howard breaks the traditional cham- pagne bottle over the bow of LSD 50, officially christening the Avondale Industries-built ship, the Carter Hall, for the U.S. Navy. PVA Executive Director Scharf Earns ASAE's Highest Honor Eric Scharf, executive director of the Pas- senger Vessel Association (PVA), was one of 59 individuals who earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) re- cently. The CAE designation is the highest honor of professional achievement available from the ASAE. The American Society of Association Execu- tives, Washington D.C.,is an individual mem- bership society made up of more than 20,000 association executives and suppliers. 34 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
