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Gen'l Dynamics Plans

Third Graving Dock

For Groton Shipyard

The Electric Boat Division of Gen- eral Dynamics has announced plans to build a third graving dock at its

Groton (Conn.) shipyard.

The new graving dock, plus associ- ated construction facilities, represent a part of the company's continuing modification and improvement of its waterfront facilities to accommodate the anticipated volume of future sub- marine construction and overhaul business. The new graving dock is to be built between the present north yard building ways and the outfitting piers.

The two existing graving docks, which were built in the 1960s, are used primarily for conversion of mis- sile submarines and overhaul and re- pair work.

To build the new facility, it will be necessary to excavate about 50,000 cubic yards of organic silt and fine sand, 11,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel, and 86,000 cubic yards of bed- rock. The silt and sand will be used as landfill in an existing and approved site. The rock will be reserved for future construction and will be placed along the waterfront at the south end of the Electric Boat Division proper- ty.

The impact of construction meth- ods on the environment has been studied in detail by the company and consulting engineers, and results in- dicate that the construction will have no significant or lasting effect on the existing ecosystem of the Thames

River.

Joel Michael Brown

Named Treasurer

United States Lines

Joel Michael Brown

Edward J. Heine Jr., president of United States Lines, Inc., has announced the appointment of Joel

Michael Brown as treasurer of the containership company.

Mr. Brown joined United States

Lines as a financial analyst in 1969 and was elevated to assistant trea- surer in 1971. In his new post, he will report to Curtis B. Schwartz, vice president and chief financial officer of the company.

Previously, Mr. Brown was as- sociated with The Federal Reserve

Bank of New York. He is a gradu- ate of City College of New York and is completing work for a mas- ter's degree in business adminis- tration at the College's Baruch

Graduate School.

United States Lines operates a tri-continent fully containerized freight service between Europe, the

United States, Hawaii, Guam and the Far East.

PFEL Announces

Two Appointments

Pacific Far East Line, San

Francisco, Calif., has announced the promotion of Capt. Carl R.

James to the position of operating manager.

Mr. James was formerly marine superintendent - passenger vessels for PFEL, and his new responsi- bilities will include all phases of terminal and vessel operations for both passenger and cargo divisions of the company.

Wallace V. Shrimplin, formerly assistant marine superintendent- passenger vessels, was named to succeed Captain James as marine superintendent-passenger vessels.

Two Appointments At

Container Freight Corp.

Savery L. Nash, president of Con- tainer Freight Corp., Long Beach,

Calif., has announced the election of Raymond M. Veltman as a di- rector, and the appointment of

Marvin A. Mace, Jr. as vice presi- dent of marketing. Mr. Veltman was the former owner of Overland

Terminal Warehouse Co., which was recently acquired by Contain- er Freight. Mr. Mace was in mar- keting and sales with International

Business Machines for 12 years.

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