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First of Four Delivered From Atlantic Marine Atlantic Marine, Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla. recently deliv- ered the OSV HOS Crossfire, the first of four offshore vessels con- tracted for HV Marine Service's subsidiary Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS). The 200 x 54 ft. (61 x 16 m) vessel will service the U.S. Gulf's deep water and shelf markets. HOS Crossfire is pow- ered by two Caterpillar 3516B diesel engines each rated 2,000 bhp, with two Reintjes WAF 861 reduction gears at 5.872:1 ratio. Electrical power is provided by two Caterpillar 3406 DITAB series 250 kW generator sets. A 600 hp, 1,800 rpm Caterpillar 3412 DITA drives the Brunvoll FU-63-LTC-1550 CP controllable pitch tunnel bow thruster. HOS Crossfire's three sister- ships, HOS Super H, HOS Brigadoon, and HOS Dakota are scheduled for delivery in January, February and April 1999. Circle 19 on Reader Service Card Strategic Sealift Ship Delivered To Navy The first of six Strategic Sealift ships being built by Avondale Industries shipyards division for the U.S. Navy was delivered in mid-November. The newest Navy ship was christened in 1997 by Mrs. Dolores Hope in honor of her husband — entertainer, comedian and patriot Bob Hope. The 950 ft. (290 m), medium- speed, RoRo Sealift ships are among the largest in the Navy fleet. The ships are built utilizing Avondale's modular construction technology, with each ship made up of more than 450 modules. Circle 53 on Reader Service Card Bob Hope Main Particulars Length, o.a 950 ft. (290 m) Draft 34.5 ft. (10.5 m) Displacement 62,069 tons Speed, cruising 24 knots Crew 29 Accommodations 95 Cargo capacity 380,000 sq. ft. Woodchip Carrier Forest Princess Completed Forest Princess, a 51,152-dwt woodchip carrier ordered by Rioship Co. Ltd. was recently com- pleted at the Maizuru Works of Hitachi Zosen. The vessel, under Panamanian registry, was deliv- ered to the owner in late November. With an overall length of less than 656 ft. (200 m), Forest Princess can pass through the Inland Sea of Japan even at night. The vessel is equipped with a chip unloader composed of a hopper, deck cranes and conveyors for dis- charging woodchips to shore. Circle 54 on Reader Service Card Forest Princess Main Particulars Keel laying May 1998 Launch date July 1998 Delivery date November 1998 Flag Panama Classification NK Length, o.a 655.8 ft. (199.9 m) Breadth 105.6 ft. (32.2 m) Depth 75 ft. (22.9 m) Full draft 37.7 ft. (11.5m) GT 41,484 DWT 51,152 m.t. Main engine . .Hitachi Zosen MAN B&W 7S50MC Speed, trial 16.5 knots Complement 25 Aggersborg Delivered To Danish Owners The second of two chemical tankers built by Alabama Shipyard, Inc. for Dannebrog Rederi AS of Rungsted Kyst, Denmark has been delivered. In March 1998, its sistership Amalienborg was delivered repre- senting the completion of the first self-propelled ocean-going vessel built for export by an American shipyard in more than 40 years, according to the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd). Built under a Title XI loan guar- antee from MarAd, Aggersborg is a 16,000-dwt IMO chemical carrier built in accordance with OPA 90. The vessel is a single decked, sin- gle screw chemical tanker with a double hull. It contains 12 epoxy- coated cargo tanks, and employs a cargo system with stainless steel piping and deep well pumps. The main and auxiliary power plants were supplied by Wartsila. The propulsion system consists of a 4,800 kW diesel engine driving a four-blade Kamewa controllable pitch propeller through a Valmet reduction gear. The vessel is classed to Lloyd's highest class — +100A1 chemical tanker. Circle 58 on Reader Service Card Aggersborg Main Particulars Length, o.a 472.4 ft. (144 m) Length, b.p 438.8 ft. (133.8 m) Breadth, molded 75.4 ft. (23 m) Depth, molded 40.6 ft. (12.4 m) Draft, design 27.5 ft. (8.4 m) Draft, scantling 28.5 ft. (8.7 m) DWT 16,000 Cargo capacity 19,000 cu. m. Main engine Wartsila Propeller Kamew Bow thruster Kamewa Reduction gear Valmet Complement 18 Caterpillar Powering Two New Tugs For Crowley Caterpillar was chosen to power two new construction 10,192 bhp (7,600 bkW) tractor tugs for Vessel Management Services (VMS), a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., San Francisco. The 153 ft. (46.7 m) vessels are touted as being the most powerful cycloidal propulsion tractor tugs in the world. The vessels are being built at Dakota Creek Industries, in Anacortes, Wash., to provide tanker escort and assist services in Prince William Sound, Alaska, under contract to Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery in January 1999, and the second will enter service in April 1999. Two Cat 3612 engines, each producting 5,096 bhp (3,800 bkW) at 900 rpm, will power the vessels, driving two Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion sys- tems. Niestern Sander Launches Navigia Newbuild In mid October, Niestern Sander B.V. launched the containership M/S Keteldijk from its newbuilding yard in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The owner of the ship, Navigia Shipping B.V., ordered two seago- ing containerships in July 1997. The 304 ft. (92 m) long Keteldijk was delivered in December and its sister ship is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 1999. Both ships are of the Conofeeder 300 type. M/S Keteldijk Main Particulars Shipbuilder Niestern Sander B.V Vessel name M/S Keteldijk Vessel type Container feeder Owner/ operator Navigia Shipping Designer Conoship International Flag Dutch Classification Bureau Veritas Delivery date December 1998 Length, o.a 304 ft. (92.7 m) Length, b.p 278.7 ft. (84.9 m) Breadth, molded 52 ft. (15.8 m) DWT 3,480 Draft 15.7 ft. (4.8 m) Speed, service 15 knots Cargo capacity 301 TEU Main engine Wartsila NSD, 8L32E Auxiliary engines Scania Thrasters Jastram Generators, Emergency generator Stamford Couplings Vulcan Reduction gears Lohman Steering controls Barkemeijer Deck machinery SEC-Groningen Shafting, Propellers Lips Bearings John Crane Marine, Lips Coatings Hempel VHF radio, SSB radio, Radar, GPS Furuno Compass Observator Autopilot Anschiitz Heat exchangers GEA Air conditioning Novenco Liferafts Marine Assist Computers on the ship Loco Pias 18 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News