Captain John Bowen, naval engineer who designed new types of flight-deck catapult – obituary
Bowen oversaw the French navy’s installation of a catapult system and some of his designs were sold to the US Navy
14 February 2021 • 8:26pm
Bowen, left, showing the latest steam catapult at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Bedford, the Royal Navy’s flightdeck development facility, in 1964
Captain John Bowen, who has died aged 88, was an expert in the steam catapult and a renowned nautical surveyor.
In 1957-59 Bowen gained his boiler-room watchkeeping ticket, a requirement for all engineers in the age of steam, in the carrier Ark Royal, the first ship to be constructed with an angled flight deck, hydraulic arrester gear, and steam-driven catapults.
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The Great Lakes Towing Company names latest Damen Stan Tug 1907 ICE harbour tugs
On 16th December, The Great Lakes Towing Company named two new tugs, the Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, at the Cleveland, Ohio, facility of its sister company Great Lakes Shipyard. The new tugs are the fourth and fifth vessels in a series of ten
Damen Stan Tug 1907 ICE harbour tugs that Great Lakes Shipyard is building for The Great Lakes Towing Company’s operations, via
Operated by two-man crews, these compact and versatile tugs deliver up to 30 tonnes of bollard pull and can be found in operation all over the world. Their relatively small size and high manoeuvrability makes them ideal for the Great Lakes region with its narrow waterways and many low bridges. The tugs’ ability to operate safely in icy waters is also essential given the very cold temperatures that occur there in the winter. The vessels for The Great Lakes Towing Company are also fitted with hybrid propulsion systems to minimise emi
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On Wednesday, December 16, The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard’s employees joined together at the Company’s Cleveland facilities to celebrate the christening of the new tugs PENNSYLVANIA and WISCONSIN.
Customers, vendors, community, friends, family, and the public were invited to join virtually for the live streamed event.
“Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it is remarkable that the Towing Company has persevered with the successful completion of these two new tugs, despite the adversity the pandemic brought to bear, not only on us, but the industry, not to mention the country, and the entire world. The Towing Company, as always, showed its resilience and its resolve to muscle through these difficult conditions,” said Joe Starck, the Towing Company’s president.
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