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,,'GN 07 2004 5*4 1 PM FR Cl EQUIPMENTALK: Aluminum Adds To Goliath's Efficieno CARRIER contlruofieri rioerc onmplatlon The US'S Entkhp*u& is the worlds Hint luieltiiu'-powered alrorAft carrier iu\<l tht liU'gest ship in the world. IV will bo liumehod at the ynvd of its builder, Newpoi'^ News Shipbuilding ami Dry Dock' Compnny, on Sep tember 23v The giant will hv# four aluminum ylnne-carrying elevators spotted along Its aSS-ft-wld flight dock. Th Aluminum Company of America it supplying the material for the elevators which will handle the cftiTioi's advrinced jet planes. The elevators, three to starhotad mid one to port, are of oil-welded con- simoUon, In high-strength Alcoa alloy 15466. .ftnuti ito2 ft wide and 85 ft long, and weighs 106 tons. This I* nid to l>e n 30-ton swing ovor high tensile sled. Ughtei\ less bulky ma chinery than mivmnlly could bo ^jsm\ will supply operating power to raise and lower the aluminum structures. Each lcvatoi was built amud-A) threo load-carrying structural sysierr `1 All 1-botnns used wwq fnbrioae of aluminum plalo Unit ranged up 2 In. in thickness, using a automatic welding set-up, Thu toiT`-: surfoofi of oa<h lcviitor wug iuhrlcnlcd^ by welding short lengths of T-simpod l'extrusions, spaced 1^4 in, nrmrt, eruu.,'<> wise between IKMMong l-iusim*. Ifi'' in. deep. This system vuxls on secondary structure built of 16-fo,, deep I-beams. The entire weight of each elevator is carried by huge 10. ft-doop beam#, that form the main supporting structural system. The carrier's eight nucluwr vimutw nre expeoted it; operate live yoon on the first charge of fuel. With tUngor of fuel shortage romnvd, < 86,OOlM<m mobile air hftxi; cun nm s| sustained speeds of moiu tlmn W-'| knots, for jmuitfcnlly unllinliei' ' periods. P?,UlR WJWATOltS Hwo < which #ra rhewn above) will bo ipctlftd along IRMt-wid* flight desk of U$S 8nterprl|0 than steal equivalent. Made of Alcoa *llv $458, .kvalcrt 108 Ions dpjeoa l|j Report Exhibit Space 75-Percent Sold At I960 Marine Supplier? Show The Notional Associated Marino Suppliers, Ino., sponsor of the Annual Mwlno Supplies & Equipment 6`hr.iw to be hold this year at the ftowovok Hold in Now York City on November 10, 17 and IB, have iinnounoed that 76 percent of all available space hnx been bonkotl for the event. The uhnw began last your with a modest 67 booms, Thy total space available 1ms been boosted this your to 102 booths, showing how well the exposition was received end the dedre generated to mAke the Suppllos it Equipment Show a continuing event. Exhibitors so far booked Includet Tht Sfaamihlp Hliloricel Soclely el America Dacca Reefar, Inc. Endorn Cold Storage liuulotlnn Ce,, Inc, Aittchufr Co., dprfn.ny Siwaian* g Sulmcfctrtwsrta. (Sttmeny Swucnt 8 Mcldo, Ocrmony The Arneurm Corp. Ho Arncof Electric Co.. Inc. Corrotion Oymunlci. Inc. Port Electric Supply Corp, Oceanic Electric Manufacturin'! Co., |ac. American Metal Scaring Co., of Ce|lfo/n1i Boston & loelfporl {Hock Co. Pittsburgh CoU & Chemical Co, A/6 SvonAe Flnlttlebrlkcn. Sweden ARSCO Corporation Belfay plrtribetero, tnc, Megne-doncf. Inc. Corrosion Raaetlon Comullentt, Inc. Rust-Oleum CoiporotloA John M. Thorp Co. UgnunvVttae Producli Gotp, Wire Rope Corporation ot America El-Nor Medical Supply Mediae Corp. Evii, H.Ym lc. Enqlphard Industrios, Inc. Anemoitet Corp, of America Wotarloe Register Co., Inc, . Sudbury Lebornlorl*i/Mrino Gngmo r liaa Corp. Soeony Paint ProdueU Crr. Qroonwlch Mills Company . ... Amartoan Herdwa/a Corp. RuU'**y^ Eoitburn Marina Chemical The Federal Paint Co,, Inc. Oevoe-Reynoldi Point Co. Edda Shipping Co., Ino- \.u Columbian Ropa Co. .. Kopperi Co. -- Tnr P/odut< ON- Aeroqulp Corp. Sehlnga bock Co. 12$ Marina -r- .ii.. IPS