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AKER FINNYARDS
Based in Rauma, Aker Finnyards recent history is indicative of the changes, which continue to sweep the Finnish maritime scene. Finnyards is owned 100 percent by Norwegian interests, part of Aker Yards, an international shipbuilding group comprising
The New Hunter/Gatherers
U.S. Navy's Unmanned Mine Reconnaissance System Will Provide Organic Mine Countermeasures Capability The concept that a naval task force operating in littoral waters can detect underwater mines using remotely controlled unmanned vehicles is on the verge of being realized.
Where Is the All-Electric Navy?
"There is a powerful agent, responsive, quick, and easy to use, pliable enough to meet all our needs on board. It does everything. It supplies light and heat for the ship and is the very soul of our mechanical equipment. That agent is electricity.
LCS Hull Concept Tests Move Ahead
The Lockheed Martin-led Littoral Combat Ship team is continuing the development of its semi-planing seaframe design through a new series of tank tests that will prove the efficacy of several significant design improvements. The scaled hull model
A v o n d a l e Christens Fleet Oiler W a l t e r S. Diehl For U.S. N a vy
— F r e e Literature O f f e r e d— The Walter S. Diehl, T-AO-193, the fifth in a series of seven fleet oilers under construction at Avondale Industries' Shipyards Division, Avondale, La., for the U.S. Navy, was recently christened. She is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 1988.
New Hercules Brochure Describes Advantages Of Chlorinated Rubber
Hercules I n c o r p o r a t e d , Wilmington, Del., offers a six-page brochure in color on the advantages of Parlon® chlorinated rubber as an important raw material in paint formulations to offset the effects of acids, alkalies, salts, fungi, fresh and salt water.