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GREAT BOATS OF 1998 Avondale Industries, Inc. Shipyards Division Avondale's 20,000 MT Drydock Industries Ocean's Ocean Intrepide Ocean Intrepide, built by Industries Ocean at Isle-aux- Coudres Shipyard, is the first in a new generation of Ship Assist Tug, delivered to Groupe Ocean Fleet, Montreal, Canada. The new vessel features a double chine hull with gently sloping stem and a short skeg and countern stern. The hull is ice-strengthened for operation in eastern Canadian ports. The vessel is powered by a pair of Mitsubishi S16R-MPTA engines, which provide a total of 4,076 hp to drive two Niigata ZP-21 360- Circle 208 on Reader Service Card Avondale Shipyards Division Repair Services degree azimuthing Z-drive units, through Niigata RGC 140 KY reduction gear clutches (slip clutch) giving the tug a maximum speed of 12.8 knots. Auxiliary power is provided by two Mitsubishi 6D22T gensets with 165 kW each. The vessel features a new automation control system, Bureau Veritas AUT-MS. An electric line handling winch with single drum powered in both directions, variable speed, friction hand brake, spooling gear and warping head is located on the fore deck. The line pull is 18,000 lbs. at 70 fpm. The brake holding capaci- ty is 240,000 lbs. On the aft deck is a vertical electric capstan mounted atop the towing bitt. Main Particulars Shipbuilder: Industries Ocean Owner/Operator: McAllister/Groupe Ocean Flag: Canadia Classification: Bureau Veritas, 13/3 Length, o.a.: 80 ft. (24.4 m) Breadth, molded: 30 ft. (9.1 m) Gross Tonnage: 178 Lightweight: 302 Draft (design): 13.7 ft. (4.2 m) Speed, Service: 12.8 knots Main Engines: (2) Mitsubishi S16R MPTA Total hp: 4,076 Propellers: Niigata ZP21 Z-peller Generator Engines: (2) Mitsubishi, 6D22T Generators: 165 kW Simpower SM 0165 D3P: 6D22T Couplings: Centaflex Reduction Gears: Niigata Engine Controls: Simpson Power Product Steering Controls: IMPEG Deck Machinery: .Timberland Line Handling Winch VHF Radio: 2x Sailor RT 2048 Radar: X-Band Radar Compass: Magnetic & Gyro Compass GPS: Trimble NT 200 D Heat Exchangers: Weka Box Coolers (Continued from page 52) Generator Engines: Cummins 6BT5.9-6D (M) Thruster Engines: Cummins NTA 855-M Generators: Stamford 75kW Couplings: Reintjes Reduction Gears: Reintjes WVS 430 Engine Controls: Kobelt Steering Controls: Gulf Craft Steering System Deck Machinery: Fritz Culver Shafting: Aquamet 17 Bearings: Johnson Duramax Coatings: Hempel VHF Radio: ICOM 1C-M59 SSB Radio: Sea 222 Radar: Furuno Compass: Dirig GPS: Garmin Autopilot: ComNav Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Avondale's 82,300 MT Drydock Repair Services that are available at Avondale Include: • Shafting, Propellers and Rudders • Rubber Lining and Fiberglassing • Offshore Vessels • Structural Replacement/Repairs • Machinery Overhaul and Repairs • Pollution Control Devices • Inert Gas Installations • Ship Conversions and Jumboizing • Thruster Installations • Electronics Upgrading • Quarters Modification • Voyage Repairs; Barge Repairs • Re-Powering • Gas Freeing; Re-Coating Drydocks Available Are: • One 82,300 MT Dock - can lift ships up to 379M long and 61.9M wide • One 20,000 MT Panamax Dock - can lift ships up to 235M long and 32.2M wide Heavy Lift Services: • A 200-ton Gantry Crane • A 628-ton Floating Crane Barge Fully-Staffed Engineering Department AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC. SHIPYARDS DIVISION POST OFFICE BOX 50280 NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70150-0280 • PHONE: (504) 436-5274 FAX: (504) 436-5280