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OCEANIC'S 300—500W

PORTABLE CARGO LIGHT

OCEANIC

ELECTRICAL MFG. CO., INC.

Sole Manufacturers of Oceanic Electric Products 157-159 PERRY ST., NEW YORK, N.Y. 10014 • WA 9-3321

FREE

Marine Equipment

CATALOGS / DATA • Nickel Cadmium Batteries • Unit Heaters & Duct Coils • Rolling Doors • Deck Drains with Traps & Valves • Dumbwaiters; Stores Elevators • Ladders & Gangways • Remote Tank Gauges • Watertight Light Fixtures • Lignum Vitae Stern Tube Bearings • Sounding & Bleeder Plugs • Strainers • Valves: Scupper & Vent Check • Windows & Airports

Please send catalogs checked above to:

Name

Company

Address

Kings Point Machinery 439 Bryant Street

San Francisco, Calif. 94107 (415) 781-9175

Escort Ship Cook (DE-1083)

Thirteenth In A Series Of 27

Launched At Avondale Yard

The Cook (DE-1083), an escort ship of a new class and the 13th of 27 DEs being built by Avondale Shipyards, was launched at Avon- dale's Main Yard Division.

Principals of the launching, left to right: Vice Adm. T.F.

Connolly, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air), as principal speaker; Rear Adm. R.E. Henning, USN,

Deputy Commander, Production Directorate, Navy Ship

Systems Command; Mrs. Wilmer P. Cook, sponsor of the Cook, and William Kimble, vice president and gen- eral manager of Service Foundry Division, Avondale Ship- yards, Inc.

The sponsor of the vessel was Mrs. Wilmer

Paul Cook, widow of Lt. Comdr. Wilmer Paul

Cook, USN, for whom the ship is named. Prin- cipals of the launching included Capt. R.J.

Leuschner, USN, Supervisor of Shipbuilding,

Conversion and Repair, Eighth Naval District;

Rear Adm. R.E. Henning, USN, Deputy Com- mander, Production Directorate, Naval Ship

Systems Command; William Kimble, vice president and general manager, Service Foun- dry Division, Avondale Shipyards, Inc., and

Vice Adm. T.F. Connolly, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) Navy Department, as principal speaker.

The Cook (DE-1083) is side-launched at the Main Yard of Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, La.

The Cook, built under the multiple-year pro- curement contracts awarded in 1964 and 1966, is designed for optimum performance in locat- ing and destroying submarines. Integral bow- mounted long-range sonar, variable depth so- nar and gyrostabilizers provide for improved seaworthiness and increased antisubmarine warfare capabilities over previous DEs. The

Cook is 438 feet in length, with a beam of 47 feet and is capable of attaining speeds in ex- cess of 25 knots. Her total complement con- sists of 19 officers and 266 men.

The Cook is the first ship of the fleet to be named in honor of Lieutenant Commander

Cook.

Wilmer Paul Cook was born October 1, 1937, at Annapolis, Md. He graduated from the Na- val Academy and was commissioned ensign on

June 1, 1956. He became a naval aviator Octo- ber 18, 1957, serving in several attack squad- rons until 1962, when he became aviation sci- ence instructor at Pensacola, where he trained fleet replacement pilots in A-4 aircraft. He joined Attack Squadron 125 in November 1965, risking his life countless times during many missions over Vietnam while embarked in air- craft carriers Constellation (CVA-64) and

Coral Sea (CVA-43).

Lt. Comdr. Cook perished on December 22, 1967, while leading an air strike over North

Vietnam. Prior to his death, he received numer- ous meritorious achievement awards for hero- ism.

Towboat And Barge Order

To Big River Shipbuilding

Two vessels, a 110-foot, 2,250-horsepower towboat and a box barge, are being built for the Magnolia Marine Transportation Co., Jack- son, Miss, by Big River Shipbuilding, Inc.,

Vicksburg, Miss.

SHIP PARTS

MARINE PARTS

BARGES

SALE OR LEASE

ALMOST ANY SIZE OR TYPE

ALSO BARGE CRANES AVAILABLE

Various Whirley Cranes Available

Washington / Americans

Now Wrecking

Victories - Hospital - C-2, C-3, Cimavis

Winches plus Booms, Engine Parts

Surplus Ship Parts and Supplies Available

SCHNITZER

INDUSTRIES 4012 N.W. FRONT • PORTLAND, OREGON

PHONE: (503) 224-9900

Moiling Address: | W.U. Telex: 36-0144 PTL 3300 N.W. Yeon Ave. I Cable Schnitzerbro, Portland

LISTED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC.

LOOK FOR THE LABEL

Oceanic products are manufactured to meet the require- ments of U.S.C.G.

Electrical Engineer- ing Regulations. •Cat. No. 1532

Complete with 50 3-cond. heavy duty

Oil resistant. Acrylic,

Plugs extra (see belo* • Rugged Construction • Light Weight • Safe • EZC Yellow Cable • Efficient Design — Reflector and Guard Assembly Easily

Replaced • Simple to Adapt Standard 2

Wire Systems to 3 Wire

Grounded.

For vessels built prior to 1952, our "Universal Ground Adapter

Plate" can be purchased (251 each) and simply attached to 2-wire receptacle interior (they fit all types) and your recept- acle becomes 2-wire 3-pole grounded and will accommodate either a standard 2-wire or 3- wire watertight marine plug.

WRITE FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUE • All prices Net, less plugs. • F.O.B. N.Y.C. • Plugs available at addi- tional cost, specify type desired. • Prices subject to change without notice. 38 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News