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Pott Industries Promotes Three Executives Arthur R. Parsons Edward Renshaw Noble C. Parsonage Herman T. Pott, board chairman of the newly organized Pott Indus-tries, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., parent company of St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Company, Federal Barge Lines, Inc., and Gulf-Canal Lines, Inc., has announced three promo-tions. Arthur R. Parsons, formerly president of St. Louis Ship, has been named bcmrd vice-chairman of Pott Industries. Edward Renshaw has been pro-moted to the presidency of St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Company. He formerly served as executive vice-president, shipbuilding operations. Noble C. Parsonage is now presi-dent of Federal Barge Lines and Gulf-Canal Lines. Since 1964 he had served as executive vice-president of both companies. Mr. Parsons began his career with St. Louis Ship in 1933 as a draftsman. In 1938 he became chief engineer, vice-president in 1953, and president in 1956. He is a native of St. Louis, where he studied engi-neering at Washington University. He formerly had been employed at Builders Engineering Company. He is a member pf the Lay Ad-visory Board of Alexian Brothers Hospital, the Firms and Corpora-tions Council of St. Louis Univer-sity, the Presidents Council of St. Louis University, and is a director of the St. Louis Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Renshaw joined St. Louis Ship in 1950, assuming direction of design and engineering of towboats and barges. In May 1967 he was Vickers Division Issues Brochure International facilities and capa-bilities offered by Sperry Rand's Vickers Division are covered in a new 12-page brochure available from this leading producer of fluid power components and systems. Vickers has established an ex-tensive international organization to support its customers?one which provides warehousing of parts and units, manufacturing, sales and service, repair and over-haul, and full product support throughout the world. Bulletin E-5502B includes an easy-to-read chart listing all of the support services offered to custom-ers in each of 31 countries. Another table lists the numerous Vickers products which are avail-able for a wide variety of applica-14 elected president of Paducah Ma-rine Ways, Inc. and Caruthersville Shipyard, Inc., both wholly owned subsidiaries of St. Louis Ship. He attended Rensselaer Poly-technic Institute, Troy, N.Y., and graduated from Webb Institute of Naval Architecture and the ad-vanced management program of Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. His affiliations include The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), the Ameri-can Society of Mechanical Engi-neers (ASME), and the Engineers Club of St. Louis. He also is a past president of the Propeller Club, Port of St. Louis, and regional vice-president of the National Propeller Club. Mr. Renshaw has authored and co-authored several papers for the SNAME and ASME organiza-tions. Mr. Parsonage was appointed ex-ecutive vice-president of St. Louis Ship in May 1967. He began his career with Federal Barge Lines in 1953 as treasurer. Mr. Parsonage is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Commerce and Finance and is a certified public accountant in Mis-souri. He has served as chairman of the Accounting Committee of the Common Carrier Conference of Domestic Water Carriers. His clubs include the national organization of the American In-stitute of Certified Public Accoun-tants, Missouri Athletic Club, Noonday Club and the Algonquin Country Club. tions in the aerospace, industrial, marine and mobile equipment mar-kets. A directory of both overseas and domestic office addresses is in-cluded. Copies of the booklet are avail-able from: Vickers Division of Sperry Rand Corporation, Admin-istrative and Engineering Center, Troy. Mich. 48084. U.S.A. Nabrico Building Two 3,000-Dwt Oil Barges Two 3,000-dwt oil barges are be-ing constructed by Nashville Bridge Company (Nabrico). Nashville, Tenn., for undisclosed interests. The vessels, designated Hull Nos. 1935 and 1936, will each have a length of 264 feet, beam of 50 feet and depth of 10 feet 3 inches. Ridge Tool Introduces Internal Tool Cutter A unique tool designed to cut copper water tube from the inside out without leaving a burr, is now available from The Ridge Tool Company. The #102 RIDGID Internal Tube Cutter cuts ^4-inch and 24-inch water tubing in extreme close quarters, such as tubing close to joists or tubing close together where a full turn of a standard cutter is impossible. An adjustable collar sets the cut-ting edge for depth of the cut. It will cut inside the tube to a depth of 4^6 inches with the collar re-moved. Smooth and easy cutting action is provided by a ratchet handle which requires very little operating space. The turning handle is fitted with a comfortable plastic grip. After the internal cut is made, no reaming or chamfering is necessary because the lathe-type tool bit cuts without burr, either inside or out-side. Fittings slip easily over the cut end of the tube. A large knurl-ed knob feeds and retracts the tool bit. Easy entry into out-of-round tube or tube burred by other types of cutters, is provided by a reamer on the end of the RIDGID Inter-nal Tube Cutter. Additional information may be obtained by writing to The Ridge Tool Company, 400 Clark Street, Elyria, Ohio 44035. BLACK BOXES AND BREAD AND BUTTER: Three types of highly sophisticated U.S. Navy electronics auxiliary ships can be seen in this late December 1967 view of Beth-lehem Steel's Hoboken, N.J., ship-repair yard, as well as the usual 'bread and butter' types of merchant vessels. Here, left to right, are: the Ezra Sensibar, diesel-electric suction dredge; the USNS Compass Island, experimental research and systems testing ship; the SS Robin Kirk, freighter; the MS Valente, freighter; the USNS Mercury, Apollo manned moonflight space tracking ship, and the USNS Dutton, oceanography survey ship. At the extreme upper right, alongside the yard's land-based tanker cleaning plant, is the stem of the Mobil tanker SS Wapello. Backing out of the yard, following repairs, is Sea-Land's containership, the Houston. Work on these vessels ranged from normal voyage repairs to complete overhaul, including modification and expansion of some of man's most sophisticated communications and telemetry systems. Maritime Reporter/Engineering News MITSUI DELIVERS 112,000-DWT TANKER: Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. recently delivered its second ship to General Shipping Company, Ltd., the 1 12,000-dwt tanker, Gohko Maru?largest vessel ever built at the Tamano NA^orks. It has a length (b.p.) of 807 feet, molded breadth of 129 feet, and molded depth of 73 feet. A Mitsui B&W diesel, Model 1 084VT2BF-1 80, with maximum continuous output of 23,000 bhp at 114 rpm, produced a trial speed of 16.86 knots. The tanker is equipped with ad-vanced systems for cargo handling and mooring. Cargo holds were kept to the mini-mum permitted by classification rules (NK, NS*, MNS*), and in consideration of the various conditions and cargo-handling facilities available at the ports of call. There is automation of the main engine, remote control and centralized watch systems from the engine control stand in the engine room. With a complement of 39, the Gohko Maru will be placed in service between Japan and the Persian Gulf. (Mitsui's first ship for General Shipping Company was the 47,000-dwt LPG carrier, Gohshu Maru.)