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Merrill-Stevens Named Distributor For Vosper ?Expands To New York The appointment of Merrill-Stev-ens Dry Dock Co. as sole distribu-tors for the new Mini-fin Stabilizer in 31 eastern states augments a new sales expansion program for the Miami, Fla. company. Vosper Ltd., Portsmouth, England, an-nounced the appointment of Mer-STAL- LAVAL rill-Stevens at a Coral Reef Yacht Club luncheon gathering of lead-ing naval architects and shipbuild-ers. Closely following their ap-pointment, Merrill-Stevens Presi-dent Alex Balfe said that the com-pany has "initially purchased $350,-000 in Mini-fin equipment and we are opening a New York office for Merrill-Stevens at 11 Broadway, New York, N.Y., in a new sales expansion program aimed at the 31 eastern states in which we will distribute the Mini-fin Stabilizer." Mr. Balfe likened the Mini-fin Stabilizer for yachts to shock ab-sorbers for autos and said "yachts having Mini-fins will offer comfort and safety to those on board hith-erto impossible to achieve, and many who were unable to enjoy themselves while cruising because of motion will now find a much more pleasant ride because of the Mini-fin." Cat. #2711 (Brass) Cat. #2711A (Aluminum) Shell Oil Names White Manager Of Marine Sales Dept. R. E. White R. E. White has been named manager of Shell Oil Company's marine sales department, according to L. M. Clark, manager of the transportation sales department. Mr. White is a graduate of the U.S. Maritime Academy at Kings Point and is a licensed marine en-gineer. He is a member of the Kings Point Alumni Association, the Propellor Club-Port of New York, the National Oil Fuel In-stitute, and the Chicago Oilmen's Club. Mr. White joined Shell in 1955. His assignments have included railroad sales representative in Jacksonville, Fla., LP gas repre-sentative in Atlanta, area fuel-oil manager in St. Louis and assistant fuel-oil manager in Chicago. Avondale Orders CG Cutter Gear Sets From Western Gear Precision Products Division of Western Gear Corporation, Lyn-wood, Calif., has received a $1-mil-lion contract from Avondale Ship-yards Inc., New Orleans, for the manufacture and test of reverse re-duction gears to be used on two new Hamilton-class U.S. Coast Guard cutters. Power source for the 378-foot, twin-screw vessels is a combina-tion of diesel and gas turbine. The ships are powered by diesel en-gines during normal cruising, and by the turbine during high-speed runs. Both the diesel, rated at 3,600 hp, and the gas turbine, rated at 18,000 hp, drive into the Western Gear reduction unit. Power source changeover is accomplished through use of a special clutching system. Western Gear has manufactured 18 gear-drives (nine shipsets) for use in the new Coast Guard cutters built to date by Avondale, and is also producing over 40 reverse-re-duction drives, weighing approxi-mately 100,000 pounds each, for a new class of U.S. Navy destroyer escorts. Grafton To Build Twin-Screw Towboat The Corps of Engineers, Louis-ville, Ky., has awarded a contract to Grafton Boat Co., Inc., Grafton, 111., for the construction of a twin-screw towboat. The price of the contract was $362,860. FOR THE LARGER TONNAGES OF TODAY'S TANKERS FOR THE HIGHER SPEEDS OF TODAY'S CONTAINERSHIPS... YOU NEED THE LARGE OUTPUT ECONOMY OF 900,000 800.000 700,000 V/cr W iA 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 KNOTS Current STAL-LAVAL AP propulsion system may be supplied up to and exceeding 60,000 SHP per shaft. Write for our latest reference list. STAL-LAVAL 147 EAST 50TH STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10022 INC. I And a thousand other U.S. Coast Guard and U.L. Marine Type Listed RECEPTACLES, PLUGS, FIXTURES and FITTINGS are illustrated in the I N) Catalog Write for it . . . IT'S FREEH! PAULUHN ELECTRIC MFG. CO., INC. 422 Broome St., New York, N.Y. 10013 Phone: (212) 226-3897-8 32 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News