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SNAME Southeast Section Annual Meeting

Shown aboard the M/V Freeport, left to right: Harold F. Robinson, honorary vice- president of the Society; Robert W. Hobbs, chairman-elect (1970-71), Southeast Sec- tion; James J. Henry, national president of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine

Engineers; Robert G. Mende, secretary, SNAME; George H. Hodges, honorary vice-presi- dent of the Society; Philip A. Thomas, author; and Timothy J. Nolan, author.

The annual meeting of the South- east Section of The Society of Na- val Architects and Marine Engi- neers was held on board the M/V

Freeport during a short weekend cruise from the Port of Miami to

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island,

May 8, 9 and 10, 1970. Members of the Society and their guests were afforded an opportunity to visit the

City of Freeport and enjoy its at- tractions.

Robert W. Hobbs, newly elected chairman of the Southeast Section, presided at the meeting. SNAME headquarters was represented by

James J. Henry, president of the

Society, and by Robert G. Mende, secretary of the Society. Prelimi- nary plans regarding the Society's projected Annual Spring Meeting in 1973 with the Southeast Section as host were discussed.

A feature of the meeting was the presentation of an award to Timo- thy J. Nolan, student member, by the president of the Society. The award was an American Bureau of

Shipping certificate signifying scho- lastic excellence during the last two years of study in naval architecture and marine engineering at the Uni- versity of Michigan. A check for $100 accompanied the certificate.

Four papers were presented at the meeting as follows:

Paper No. 1. "M/V Freeport—De- sign Philosophy," by S.A. Bertel- sen of Knud E. Hansen, I/S, pre- sented by Rear Adm. I.J. Stephens, member of the Society and director of the Port of Miami.

Abstract—The design philosophy for the M/V Freeport has been to create a cruise liner which would satisfy the requirements of passen- ger comfort, etc., for short cruis- ings, and at the same time satisfy the requirements for a vessel trad- ing between the Port of Miami and

Freeport City on Grand Bahama

Island. On this route the vessel must be able to transport passen- gers, trailers, containers-, etc., i.e., a combination passenger and trailer carrier.

Tage Wandborg, naval architect with Knud E. Hansen, I/S, design- er of the Freeport, was on board the ship and presented an interest- ing and informative discussion of the Freeport paper. Mr. Wandborg also accompanied the members on a tour of the ship and revealed intimate knowledge of its design features. Knut Nielsen, vice-presi- dent of Freeport Cruise Lines, Ltd. also attended the meeting and dis- cussed the paper from the point of view of the overall service objec- tives of the ship.

Paper No. 2. "Computer-Aided

Design of Developable Hull Sur- faces," by Timothy J. Nolan, stu- dent member of the Society, Uni- versity of Michigan.

Abstract—An algorithm math- ematizes a developable surface de- sign procedure for the digital com- puter. Given points on a pair of boundary curves, the algorithm generates spline - approximating polynomials to represent the bound- ary curves and computes a set of closely-spaced rulings which lie in the surface spanning the boundary curves. Offsets to the surface are then computed at any specified transverse, vertical, or horizontal plane cutting the surface. The pro- cedure emphasizes freedom of shape but does not guarantee the ex- istence of a developable surface. In this case, the results will be in- formation describing the developa- bility violation rather than offsets describing the surface. The out- standing advantages of a computer- aided approach to developable sur- face design are speed and preci- sion.

Paper No. 3. "The Aquarius—A major development in high-speed rough-water transportation," by

Philip A. Thomas, visitor, vice- president and chief engineer of Hy- dro-Ski International Corporation,

Port Everglades, Fla. The author's presentation of the paper was moderated by James K. Barden, member of the Society, naval ar- chitect, James S. Krogen and Com- pany, Inc., Miami, Fla.

Abstract—A boat of radical de- sign, that can operate at 45 mph in three to five foot seas with passen- ger comfort, is completing trials off

Florida's East Coast. The boat,

Aquarius, competes in speed and performance with hydrofoils and hovercraft, and offers advantages such as potentially lower operating costs and maintenance, low noise and vibration level and maneuver- ability not equaled in the industry.

The Aquarius has demonstrated the capability of operating in a sea- state far exceeding that of hydro- foils and hovercraft or comparably sized conventional boats.

Motion pictures showing perfor- mance of the Aquarius accompanied the presentation of the paper.

Paper No. 4. "The S/S Great

Eastern," by E.B. Williams, mem- ber of the Society, presented by

Harold F. Robinson, SNAME honorary vice-president.

Abstract—The S/S Great East- ern, built in England more than 110 years ago, was 50 years ahead of her time. Approximately 25 slides were shown to illustrate the paper during its presentation. Many of these were from actual photo- graphs taken during construction; others were from drawings and paintings.

Part I of the paper deals with the design of the Great Eastern con- ceived in 1851 by Isambard King- dom Brunei, and its construction over a period of six years. Part II relates her operating career, begin- ning in 1860 and lasting 31 years until finally broken up in Liver- pool.

Financially, the ship was a fail- ure, although she boasted many in- novations. Her moment of triumph, however, was the laying of the first successful trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. No other ship afloat could have done it.

Halter Marine Appoints

Robert G. Notine Jr.

Robert G. Notine Jr.

Harold P. Halter, president of

Halter Marine Services, New Or- leans, La., recently announced the appointment of Robert G. Notine

Jr. as East Coast and Caribbean representative for the company with offices at 52 Wall Street, New

York City.

Mr. Notine recently resigned from Ira S. Bushey & Sons Inc., after serving over 20 years in vari- ous capacities from yard manager to marine superintendent, and for the past 10 years he was in charge of all repair, maintenance and new construction. He also served as ma- rine superintendent for Spenton- bush Transport and Red Star Tow- ing Company.

Mr. Notine served in World War

II as chief engineer on Moore-Mc-

Cormack ships and holds an un- limited chief engineer's license for steam and motor vessels.

He is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine

Engineers, the Society of Naval

Engineers, the Society of Marine

Port Engineers and a member and past governor of the Downtown

Athletic Club.

EIGHTH IN A SERIES FROM ALBINA: Pictured above on builder's trial in the Willam- ette River is the Duncan Foss recently completed by Albina Engine and Machine Works,

Portland, Ore., a division of Dillingham Corporation, for Foss Launch and Tug, Seattle,

Wash. The 72-foot by 24-foot by 9-foot tug is equipped with two Caterpillar D-348TA engines which operate the 72-inch diameter, five-blade stainless steel propeller at a combined running horsepower of 1,130. The auxiliary power is supplied by two Caterpil- lar D-330 diesel engines. Other equipment includes Mathers steering controls, Foss-built towing winch, Raytheon radio telephone, Ross depth indicator and transducer, and

Decca radar. The Duncan Foss is the eighth in this series that Albina has built. The boats, all their names beginning with a "D", are called the D-Class by Foss. The Duncan

Foss will be used for towing barges in the Foss Alaskan coastal operations. This Foss boat combines the capabilities of Albina's engineering and production departments with the working knowledge of Foss to develop a versatile "work horse." The Duncan Foss will join her sister "D" tugs as well as a fleet of over 100 tugboats and 200 barges which makes Foss, another division of Dillingham Corporation, one of the largest tub- boat fleet operators in the world. 20 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News