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General Dynamics

Quincy Yard Elects

Veliotis President •General Dynamics Corporation has announced new appointments for top management positions at its

Quincy (Mass.) Shipbuilding Di- vision.

P. Takis Veliotis, until recently president and general manager of

Davie Shipbuilding Limited of

Quebec, became president and gen- eral manager of the Quincy Divi- sion, effective January 4, 1973. He has also been elected a vice presi- dent of General Dynamics-

Peter J. Gwyn, former assistant general manager of Davie Ship- building, was named assistant gen- eral manager of the Quincy Divi- sion on the same date.

Lloyd Bergeson, a vice president of the corporation and currently general manager of the Ouincy Di- vision, has been offered another re- sponsible position with a new divi- sion of the company. Mr. Bergeson started his career with General Dy- namics in 1951 at the company's

Electric Boat Division, and has been general manager of the Quin- cy Division since 1969.

Mr. Veliotis had been with Davie since 1953. Under his leadership, the company has become the larg- est and most profitable shipyard in

Canada and a leader in the con- struction of large high-technology vessels. Davie, which employs about 3,000 people, is currently working on two 400-foot destroyer helicopter escorts for the Canadian

Navy, and three 800-foot tankers for Greek shipping interests. "We are very pleased to have these men with such outstanding records as shipbuilders and busi- nessmen join General Dynamics," said David S. Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer, "and we are confident that they will contribute greatly to the growth and profit- ability of the Quincy Division."

Quincy has recently signed con- tracts totaling more than $270 mil- lion for three giant liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers.

Mangone Ship Launches

Offshore Supply Vessel

For Petrobras (Brazil)

The Resplendor, a 185-foot off- shore supply vessel under construc- tion for Petrobras (the Petroleum

Company of Brazil), is now being completed at Mangone Shipbuilding

Company, Houston, Texas. Sched- uled for delivery in February 1973, the ship was recently launched at the Braes Bayou Shipyard.

Don Godeau, vice president and general manager of Mangone, said the vessel is one of several now being constructed for foreign countries.

The company has existing contracts with a Norwegian firm, as well as with the Brazilian company. Already well-known for ships built for U.S.- based firms operating in foreign wa- ters, Mangone has also constructed a ship for a French company, as well as two vessels for another Norwe- gian firm.

The Resplendor will immediately go to the Brazilian offshore waters to work as a supply vessel for off- shore rig and platform operations,

Mr. Godeau said.

The ship has a 38-foot beam, a 16-foot depth, and a 13-foot draft.

It will be powered by two EMD 16- 645 E-5 engines, each with 2,875 horsepower. Two Detroit Diesel gen- erator sets rated at 125 kw each will provide auxiliary power. Electronic equipment will include a radar unit, radiotelephone, recording Fathome- ter, and direction finder. Westing- bore, "U" snape-sioped side.

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