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• ¥ ; WORKBOAT ANNUAL Agnes Candies Shipbuilding in Mobile, Al. The vessel was christened by Mrs. Agnes Candies, the wife of the late Capt. Otto B. Candies. Otto Candies, Jr., Chairman of the Board and CEO of Otto Candies, Inc. and Tom Bender, president of Bender Shipbuilding, executed a contract for the con- struction of four 220 x 54 x 20 ft. (67 x 16.5 x 6 m) platform supply vessels, with an option for four additional vessels in May 1997. "The construction of this state of the art vessel is the culmination of the effort and cooperation expend- ed by both the Candies and Bender companies. The knowl- edge and experience of three gen- erations of our family owned and operated companies went into this project. It is a posi- tive state- ment to the industry of both Tom Bender's and our resolve to construct and own vessels that will be an enduring legacy for future gen- erations," said Mr. Candies. The design of the vessel was com- pleted by Bender in consultation with Otto Candies, Inc. personnel. The two year construction period for the first four vessels will require employment of over 250 shipyard workers at Bender's Mobile shipyard. Circle 68 on Reader Service Card M/V Agnes Canities Main Particulars ShipbuilderBender Shipbu Iding and Repair Co. Inc. Vessel type OSV Owner/Operator Designer Flog Otto Candies, Inc. Bender Shipbuilding USA Classification ABS Length, o.o 220 ft. (67 m) Length, b.p ...207.5 ft. (63.2 m) Breadth, molded 54 ft. (16.5 m) Gross tonnage 1,920 Displacement 4,500 tons Lightweight 1,700 tons DWT, design 2,800 tons Draft, design 16.6 ft. (5 m) Speed, service 11.5 knots Complement 36 Cargo capacity 1,200 tons deck cargo Water ballast ....120,000 gallons Main engine mftr. EMD Main engine type 16-645-E6 Total HP 3,900 Auxiliary engines Detroit Propellers Aquamaster Thrusters Kamevra Generator engines Detroit Thruster engines Detroit Engine controls Aquamaster Steering controls Aquamaster Deck machinery McElroy Coatings Devoe/Ameron VHF radio Sea SSB radio Sea Radar Furuno Compass Ritchie Autopilot Navtronics Pumps Heat Exchangers Worthington Fernstrum Air conditioning Lifeboats, liferafts, davits Viking FiFi system Unitor Cargo/Ballast control system . .Marine Interface Indicating system Marine Interface Computers Morine Interface DPS Navtronics Candies Gets First Of Series From Bender Agnes Candies is the first of four vessels being built by Bender Shipbuilding & Repair for Otto Candies, Inc. of DesAllemands, La. It is a new generation offshore oil- field supply boat, designed and equipped with state-of-the-art sys- tems and equipment to more effi- ciently and safely carry out its sup- ply and service mission in the off- shore oilfields of the Gulf of Mexico as well as worldwide. The vessel is U.S. flagged, will be crewed by U.S. citizens, and is certified to U.S. Coast Guard, American Bureau of Shipping, and SOLAS regulations. The christening ceremony for Agnes Candies was held on September 22, 1998 at Bender experience from more than 500 DP Systems installed worldwide. The new systems include: • All control modes: Joystick, heading control, semi-auto and auto positioning • Selectable rotation point • Model control (dead rekoning) • Autopilot control • Course tracking control Kongsberg Simrad 7250 LANGTRY STREET HOUSTON, TX 77040-6625, USA •Telephone: 1 713 934 8885 •Telefax: 1 713 934 8886 Kongsberg Simrad P.O. Box 1749 1225 STONE DRIVE, SAN MARCOS, CA 92069, USA •Telephone: 1 760 471 2223 •Telefax: 1 760 471 1121 KONGSBERG SIMRAD Circle 333 on Reader Service Card 66 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News