Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Company, Inc., Mobile, has announced signing a contract for the construction of four offshore supply vessels for State Boat Corporation of Houston. Each boat will be 192 feet by 40 feet by 14 feet.
They will be powered by two Caterpillar D399 diesels operating twin propellers via Reintjes WAV 1440 reverse/reduction gears of 4:1 ratio. Auxiliary power will be supplied by two 75-kw generators powered by GM Detroit Diesel 6-71 engines. Clear deck area is about 130 feet by 31 feet, and each boat carries 4,000 cubic feet of dry mud, 1,300 barrels of liquid mud, 65,000 gallons of fuel oil, and 168,000 gallons of ballast water.
All four vessels will be delivered in 1982.