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YES WE ARE BUSY! BUT WE HAVE TIME ANB SPACE FOB YOUB NEXT VESSEL. It's true. We have many new construction and repair projects underway. However, we have 17 shipyards and thousands of shipbuilders. So if you need to build, convert or repair anything from a work boat, to a double hull ocean-going barge or even an offshore rig, we have the assets and the time for your project. Our Shipyards team up on projects enabling us to deliver quicker. Yes, we're busy - but not too busy for you. gg HALTER ••£&•• MARINE GROUP, INC. P.O. Box 3029 • Gulfport, MS 39505-3029 • 13085 Seaway Road • Gulfport, MS 39503 Phone (601) 896-0029 • Fax (601) 897-4828 • Telex 6821246 Ingalls To Commission Latest Assault Ship The U.S. Navy/Marine Corps team was scheduled to commission its newest large-deck amphibious assault ship on September 20, at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries. USS Bataan (LHD 5), the fifth of the seven-ship WASP (LHD-1) class to be completed at Ingalls, will report for U.S. Atlantic Fleet duty and be homeported in Norfolk, Va., as an element of Amphibious Group TWO. Bataan measures 844 ft. (275.3 m) long with a 106-ft. (32.2-m) beam. Two steam propulsion plants developing a combined 70,000 hp will drive the 40,500-ton ship to speeds in excess of 20 knots. Meyer Werft Delivers Lambelu Meyer Werft recently delivered the 18th passenger ship to the Directorate General of Sea Communication, Jakarta/Indonesia. Dubbed Lambelu in a ceremony before its delivery, the new vessel is the second in a new series of pas- senger ships built for Indonesia. By 1998, Meyer Werft plans to deliver two additional vessels in the series. Lambelu measures 481 ft. (146.5 m) long and features a 77-ft. (23.4- m) beam and a passenger capacity of 2,000. For more information on Meyer Werft Circle 34 on Reader Service Card Lambelu main particulars length, o.a ..481 ft. (146.5 m) Breadth ....77 ft. (23.4 m) Draft ....19.3 ft. (5.9 m) ftnnage 14,800 DWT 3,375 Lambelu is shown, forward. Following this vessel, Ingalls has two additional LHDs — BonHomme Richard (LHD 6) and Jima (LHD 7) - under contract. For more information on Ingalls Circle 33 on Reader Service Card Above: LHD 5 is shown sailing in the Gulf of Mexico during sea trials earlier this year. It's what you demand in your watermaker. The United States Navy chose Village Marine and so should you. Village Marine is the only water- maker in the world to receive the Navy's Aegis Excellence Award. From Navy destroyers to your vessel. Village Marine is the quality choice. • Fourteen degreed engineers. • Over twenty years of experience • The largest marine R0 manufacturing facility in the world. • Pressure Vessels Guaranteed for life. Buy with confidence, buy Village Marine. Call (800)421-4503 for the Village Marine dealer nearest you or see us on the web at http://www.electriciti.com/village Village Marine Tec.™ Fresh Water from the Sea 2000 W. 135th St., Gardena, California 90249 U.S.A. Tel: (310) 516-9911 Fax: (310) 538-3048 802 S.E. 17th St. Causeway, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316 U.S.A Tel: (954) 523-4900 Fax: (954) 523-2920 October, 1997 Circle 272 on Reader Service Card Circle 364 on Reader Service Card 113
