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N.Y. Port Engineers Elect Fox President? Hear Paper On Operation Oi Gas Turbines Attending the New York Port Engineers Society meeting were, left to right: William F. Muir, assistant manager for maintenance and repair, Marine Department, Gulf Oil Cor-poration; Joseph Thelgie, port engineer, Marine Transport Lines; Mr. Hoch; H. T. Hal-ter, vice-president, Seatrain Lines; John C. Fox Jr., manager, Ship Group, Tanker De-partment, Esso International Inc., and Paul Farr, Farr Marine Industrial Sales. At its January meeting The So-ciety of Marine Port Engineers New York, N.Y., Inc. elected John C. Fox Jr. to serve as president for the ensuing year. Mr. Fox succeeds H. T. Haller who served as presi-dent during the past year. Other officers elected were: first vice-president?Philip A. Donahue, Maritime Overseas Corporation, and second vice-president?George J. Mortensen, American Export Is-brandtsen Lines. Elected to the board of directors to represent members were : L. Paul Ackermann, Alcoa Steamship Company ; Charles Anderson, T. J. Stevenson Com-pany ; Matthew Carroll, Port of New York Authority, and Harry H. Hunt, American Bureau of Ship-ping. Chosen to serve on the board of directors to represent associate members were: Leslie E. Fayle Jr., Bull & Roberts Inc., and Eric H. Johanson, International Cargo Gear Bureau. Considerable interest was shown in the paper presented during the meeting by Charles E. Hoch, su-perintending engineer, Military Sea Transportation System, entitled "Operating Experience with Gas Turbine on the SS Admiral Wil-liam A. Callaghan." Bids Being Solicited By Coast Engineering For Excursion Boat Interested shipyards have been invited to bid on one 80-foot, 300-passenger excursion boat by Coast Engineering Company. The pros-pective owner of the vessel is Ro-bert Federico of West Islip, Long Island, N.Y. The vessel will be of steel con-struction and have two decks and twin-screw propulsion. It will in-clude all features common to a boat of this class. Bidding documents, plans and specifications may be obtained from Coast Engineering Company, P.O. Box 566, Norfolk, Va. 23501. The invitation to bid is identified by the number CE-1937. It is expected that bids will be opened on or about February 25. Oceanographic Ship Maneuvering Systems Discussed At Pacific Northwest Meeting Taking part in Pacific Northwest Section's December meeting were, left to right: A. Tomlinson, General Electric Company, discusser; Frank Gram, W. C. Nickum & Sons, discusser; W. C. Biles, author; R. Griffith, Sperry Marine Systems, discusser; A. A. Hyde, author; Michael Markey, Section chairman, Markey Machinery Company, and Edward C. Lind, meeting chairman, Columbia River Area, Hudson & Lind Inc. The regular December meeting of the Pacific Northwest Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held in the Quay Restaurant in Vancouver, Wash., which is on the opposite side of the Columbia River from Portland, Ore. The Columbia Riv-er Area served as host for the meet-ing. There was a very good turnout of members, guests and students to hear a technical paper describ-ing the steering system and bow thrusters installed on the AGOR-12. This oceanographic research vessel is nearing completion at the Northwest Marine Iron Works in Portland. Arthur A. Hyde, sales engineer, Sperry Gyroscope Company, de-scribed the steering system. Walter C. Biles, electrical superintendent, Northwest Marine Iron Works, presented a paper describing the bow thruster and propulsive rud-der installations on the vessel. Rep-resentatives of General Electric Company and Sperry Rand Service Department answered questions and participated in the discussion February 9, 1969 11 Total capabilities in power transmission systems design and manufacturing from flying above to submerging below... The unusual Dolphin hydrofoil cruises six feet above the surface of the ocean propelled by a Buehler power transmission system, while far beneath the surface submarines of the U. S. nuclear fleet rely upon precision reactor rod motors produced by The Buehler Corporation. Buehler's 35 years of experience include the pioneering and im-proving of the Turbopower marine jet propulsion system. Buehler jets are currently used for auxiliary propulsion on hydrofoils such as the Dolphin and prime movers for work boats as well as pleasure craft. And, the low maintenance, efficient Turbopower jets are ideally suited for many undersea applications. This wide range of marine experience makes The Buehler Corpo-ration particularly qualified for new undersea projects and a preferred source for many leading names in aerospace, nuclear, marine and commercial products industries. When you need a full service source with facilities to handle the toughest problems, turn to The Buehler Corporation. THE BUEHLER CORPORATION 9000 PRECISION DRIVE. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46236