Tracor Marine, Inc. of Port Everglades, Fla. is the first U.S. shipyard to meet MIL STD 1625A(SH) requirements and receive Naval Sea Systems Command certification of its syncrolift vertical lift dock, which can haul vessels up to 4,200 tons displacement.
Tracor Marine, Inc., Port Everglades, Fla., is the first shipyard in the U.S. to meet the stringent requirements of MIL STD 1625A(SH) and receive certification of its syncrolift vertical lift dock by the Naval Sea Systems Command.
The syncrolift (shown above) is designed to haul vessels up to 4,200-tons displacement on its 350-foot by 82-foot platform and align with a horizontal rail system for transferring them to inland locations within the shipyard. Tracor Marine also operates two floating drydocks of 2,100-ton and 3,300-ton capacities.
Mentioned in this article
Company
Tracor Marine, Inc.shipyard, Port Everglades, Fla.
Organization
Naval Sea Systems Commandcertifying authority
Product
Syncroliftvertical lift dock
Transcribed from the September 1981 print edition of Maritime Reporter &
Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.
