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American Ship Names Kopp Group V-P Of Metal Fabricating John B. Kopp, a key executive of The American Ship Building Com-pany and its subsidiaries since 1964, has been named group vice-president of the recently formed Metal Fabricating & Building Ma-terials Group, it was announced by George M. Steinbrenner III, chair-man and chief executive officer of American Ship. Mr. Kopp has been president of The Cincinnati Sheet Metal & Roof-ing Company, a wholly owned sub-sidiary since March, 1967. He will continue as operating head of Cin-cinnati Sheet Metal, while perform-ing the new, broader duties under the corporate restructuring out-lined by American Ship in Tanuary. The Metal Fabricating & Build-ing Materials Group is probably the fastest growing part of Ameri-can Ship. In addition to the huge Cincinnati complex, it includes a large facility in Nashville, Tenn.; Pope Steel Building Products, Greenfield, Ind.; and the most re-cent acquisition, Standard Metal Fabricators with major plants in Omaha and Denver. Still to be named are group vice-presidents for Transportation Car-go and Material Handling; and Ma-rine Technology and Pollution Control. Walter J. Knapp has al-ready been named group vice-presi-dent of the fourth group?Ship-building and Ship Repair. Mr. Kopp joined American Ship as a vice-president in January, 1964 and became a member of the board of directors later that year. He was named senior vice-pres-ident in 1965 and remained in that capacity until 1967, when he be-came president of Cincinnati Sheet Metal, a leader in the metal build-ing products field. Mr. Kopp, a veteran in both the shipbuilding and metal fabrication fields, was president of Ingalls Iron Works Company of Birmingham, Ala. and Pittsburgh, Pa., prior to his association with American Ship. He was with Ingalls from 1949 through 1963. He is a 1941 graduate of Webb Institute of Naval Architecture MARYLAND SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK COMPANY One Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10004 Tel: 212 344-0934 Telex #212 571-0361 Cable MARDOCKO, N. Y. !« cP^o^ ^ MARYLAND SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK COMPANY Subsidiary of Fruehauf Corp. 2900 Childs Street, P.O. Box 537, Baltimore, Maryland 21203 Tel: 301 355-0500, Telex = 301 355 4150 Cable MARDOCKO, Baltimore where he received degrees in me-chanical engineering and naval ar-chitecture. He began his business career with Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, and rose to general superintendent before moving to the Jeffersonville Boat & Ma-chine Company, Jeffersonville, Ind., where he conceived and developed the now popular 'integrated' design for general cargo barges. Newport News Names Moriarty To Key Post In Facilities Division Schnepf Completes 40 Years Of Service With Mobil Oil Corp. E. S. Moriarty E. S. Moriarty has been named assistant superintendent of New-port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company's facilities division, according to F. C. Davis, vice-presi-dent, operations. Mr. Moriarty was formerly construction coordinator in the yard operations division. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he received a B.S. degree in 1953. Following Navy service, Mr. Moriarty joined the shipyard in 1958 as a designer. He is presently a commander in the Naval Reserve. He has worked as a staff super-visor in both the production engi-neer's office and the machinery di-vision, and as a staff engineer in machinery installation. Richard C. Schnepf Richard C. Schnepf, of Scotch Plains, N.J., has completed 40 years of service with Mobile Oil Corpora-tion. Mr. Schnepf joined Mobil as a clerk in 1929. Later, he became a marine representative in Norfolk, Va., and then in New York City. In 1945 he was named Southeast dis-trict marine manager, with head-quarters in Baltimore, and in 1950 he returned to New York as district manager. He has been marine sales manager of the North American di-vision since 1958. Mr. Schnepf is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Propeller Club, Downtown Athletic Club, Maritime Exchange and the Marine Square Clubs. Medusa Takes Option On Fleet Steamship Medusa Portland Cement Co., Cleveland, Ohio, has taken a long-term option on the Interlake fleet steamship C. H. McCullough Jr. The vessel would be converted to a self-unloading cement carrier. The Me-dusa company is not contemplating buying the vessel this year, but might close the transaction in 1970.