Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 16:46:22 GMT Server: Stronghold/2.1.1 Apache/1.2.4 Last-Modified: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 18:08:34 GMT ETag: "1e6f2-191b-343bcc22" Content-Length: 6427 Accept-Ranges: bytes Connection: close Content-Type: text/html X-Pad: avoid browser bug Avondale Industries, Inc. Homepage <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <CENTER><H2>Avondale Facilities</H2></CENTER> <B><BIG><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Avondale</FONT></BIG></B> is a diversified company engaged in the design and construction of new ships, repair and conversion of all types of floating equipment, industrial fabrication, and the warehousing of steel. The combined resources permit the fast completion of work and minimum time out of service for repair and conversion projects. <BR><BR> The Main Yard of Avondale's Shipyards Division is located at mile 106.5-108 on the Mississippi River, just above the Huey P. Long Bridge, about twelve miles upstream of New Orleans. The Algiers Yard is located at mile 94 on the Westbank of the Mississippi River, directly across from New Orleans. <BR><BR> Avondale's new-construction conceptual and detail engineering staffs are available for the formulation of your repair and conversion programs, and will be pleased to formulate conversion designs to your requirements upon request. <BR><BR> Located at Avondale's Main Yard are an 81,000-ton drydock and a 20,000-ton Panamax drydock. <BR><BR> Avondale's employment exceeds 5,000 employees. <CENTER><H2>Drydocks</H2></CENTER> <B><BIG><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Avondale's</FONT></BIG></B> 81,000-ton floating drydock is 900 feet long, 260 feet wide, and 78 feet to the top of the wing walls. The clear width at the inside of the wing walls is 220 feet to accommodate VLCC tankers and many unique structures such as drill rigs. <BR><BR> <IMG SRC="Drydock2.jpg" ALIGN="RIGHT" alt="Drydock" width=206 height=176> The configuration of the dock and depth of water enable the company to accomodate virtually all ships that can navigate the Mississippi River. <BR><BR> Depending upon the time of year, the air draft clearance under the Huey P. Long Bridge, the lowest obstruction downriver of Avondale's Shipyards Division, can vary between 133 feet and 153 feet. <BR><BR> The 81,000-ton drydock is served by two 50-ton gantry cranes located on the dock, and by two gantry cranes of 225-ton and 160-ton capacity each, located on the supporting wharf. Avondale's 600-ton floating heavy lift barge is available for unusually large or heavy lifts. Electrical power for dock operation is self-contained and provided by two 100 KW diesel generators. Gas freeing, supplementary shore power, and all other required water, steam, and air are also available. <BR><BR> A second drydock, a 20,000-ton lifting capacity Panamax floating drydock, is also available. This smaller dock, which is 705.42 feet long and 118.8 feet between wing walls, is serviced by two 25-ton cranes located on the wing walls. Additional crane service to this dock is available from two gantry cranes of 50-ton capacity each, located on the wet dock, and the 600-ton floating heavy lift barge. <BR><BR> The docks are particularly suitable for ship jumboizing by the addition of a midbody section or the attachment of a new forebody to an existing stern section. <CENTER><H2>Repair Department</H2></CENTER> <B><BIG><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Avondale</FONT></BIG></B> offers a full service Repair Department. In addition to voyage repairs and re-coating, the Repair Department can offer re-powering, conversion to self-unloading service, drill ship and tender conversion, modernization of quarters, upgrading of electronics, compliance with pollution control, addition of thruster units, installations of cranes for heavy lift ships, segregated ballast retrofits, addition of inert gas systems, and other repair services. <BR><BR> All shafting work, rubber repairs, and repair to structural damage that occur can be performed quickly. <CENTER><H2>Algiers Yard</H2></CENTER> <B><BIG><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">The</FONT></BIG></B> Algiers Yard offers berthing facilities for top-side repairs to inland and deep draft vessels. There is 3,650 linear feet of wet dock serviced from a concrete wharf by one 40-ton, two 35-ton, one 30-ton, and two 25-ton Whirley cranes, and one 22-ton tower crane. The depth of water at dockside is 40 feet. All of the necessary customer offices and shop facilities are available at this site. <CENTER><H2>Marine Diversification...</H2></CENTER> <B><BIG><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Avondale</FONT></BIG></B> Industries, Inc., knows the marine business--All of it. This means building or repairing military vessels, automated cargo vessels, or the floating equipment for the inland and intracoastal waterways. Avondale offers a complete repair yard in the Gulf South with 24-hour, one-stop service -- from propellers to electrical repairs to machining and drydocking. Let Avondale's diversification pay off for you. <p> <hr> <p> <address><center> &copy; 1997 Avondale Industries, Inc. <br>P.O. 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