New self-propelled drilling tender, S-25, was converted from Navy Landing Ship (Tank) by Avondale Marine Ways for California Co to service drilling platform in offshore oil fields of Gulf of Mexico; vessel is 327 ft 9 in. in length, with molded beam of 50 ft and molded depth of 25 ft; original main power plant, consisting of two 900 hp GM 12.567 diesel engines, has been completely overhauled.


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    Title :

    Wartime LST'S become peacetime drilling tenders


    Additional title:

    Diesel Progress


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Diesel Progress ; 21 , n 12 ; p 23-25


    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English