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Ralph J. Bradford Jr.

Joins NASSCO As

Chief Marine Engineer pand the industrial fabrication of steel and aluminum products.

The corporation will begin its operation with a continuation of an existing contract to build a 103- foot offshore clam dredger, which is in the early stages of construc- tion.

MM-Atlantic Steel & Boat

Works, Inc. is located near the downtown area of Norfolk on the

Elizabeth River, adjacent to the

Midtown Tunnel and the Norfolk & Western General Cargo Piers.

Appollo Applies For

Subsidy To Construct

Fleet Of Eight Tankers

Appollo Marine Shipping Co., Lake

Success, N.Y., has applied for con- struction subsidy to build a fleet of eight tankers, ranging in size from three of 38,300 deadweight tons, one of 89,700 dwt, and four of 380,000 dwt, the Maritime Administration disclosed. No price was given, but in other recent subsidy bids, the 38,- 300-dwt types were estimated at $21.3 million each, the 89,700 tonner at about $30 million, and the very large crude carriers (VLCCs) in the 380,- 000-ton class were put at $105.4 mil- lion each.

The application said no building contracts had been worked out yet, but that National Steel and Ship- building, San Diego, Calif., would build the small tankers. The ships, when completed, would be put into worldwide trading. Operating sub- sidy will also be sought, the applica- tion said. gi ,y4 •

Ralph J. Bradford Jr.

Ralph J. Bradford Jr. recently joined National Steel and Ship- building Co., San Diego, Calif., as chief marine engineer. He will be responsible for the efficient and economical operation of the Marine

Engineering Division, and will re- port to Larry French, director of engineering.

Mr. Bradford brings to NASSCO 25 years of experience in marine engineering and significant experi- ence in management. He is a 20- year veteran of General Dynamics, having started with the Electric

Boat Division in Groton, Conn., in 1952.

He has held various responsible positions in engineering, starting with the USS Nautilus SISN571, through the Polaris ,SSBN program at Groton, LHA program manager,

DD963 design manager, manager of marine engineering and most re- cently, manager, advanced engi- neering department for Quincy

Shipbuilding Division.

Mr. Bradford is a veteran of five years of active duty as an en- gineering officer, U.S. iNavy, holds an active U.S. Coast Guard license as chief engineer of steam vessels, any horsepower, and is a registered professional engineer in Connecti- cut and Massachusetts.

He is a native of Philadelphia,

Pa., and a graduate of the U.S.

Merchant Marine Academy, Kings

Point, N.Y.

Mr. Bradford is a member of The

Society of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers, and a mem'ber of Panel M24, "Marine Fuels" for

SNAME.

Metro Machine Corp.

Organizes Boatbuilding/

Steel Fabrication Firm

The owners of Metro Machine

Corporation have organized a new corporation which will be named

Mid-Atlantic Steel & Boat Works,

Inc., P.O. Box 1527, Norfolk, Va. 23501.

Carl Bock Jr. has been appointed vice president and general mana- ger of the new operation. The new corporation will specialize in boat- building of vessels up to approxi- mately 150 feet in length and will include tugboats, various types of boats involved in the fishing indus- try, and other specialty type ves- sels. The corporation will also ex-

October 15, 1973 11

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