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Brazilians Order

Hovermarine Fleet

Hovermarine Transport Ltd.,

Southampton, England-based man- ufacturer of high-speed commercial hovercraft, has announced the sale of three HM.2 Sidewall Hoverfer- ries for service in Brazil. "The three hoverferries were or- dered by Servicos de Transportes da Baia da Guanabara (STBG), a

Brazilian ferry operating company which plans to run commuter serv- ices on the Bay of Guanabara be- tween the business district in Rio de Janeiro and the suburban resi- dential community of Niteroi," says

Donald D. Adams, director of mar- keting, Hovermarine Transport

Limited. "The three-mile run is presently serviced by large conven- tional ferries, some of which will be replaced by the HM.2s. "Finance for this contract, which is in excess 'of 500,000 pounds has been arranged by our recently formed subsidiary company, Hover- marine Finance Ltd." "The craft are under construction at Hovermarine's Southampton factory and are scheduled for de- livery and entry into service this summer," says Edward F. Davison,

Hovermarine managing director. "In spite of the current shortages of materials," Mr. Davison says, "we do not anticipate any problem in meeting requirements for this

May 1, 1974 order, and delivery will be un- affected by the three-day week."

According to marketing manager

Bill Bickerdike, the route in Rio de

Janeiro will be a, five-minute run and HM.2s will depart at five- minute intervals. Current ferry service takes almost 25 minutes to cover the same route. The 65-seat

HM.2 was chosen by STBG and approved by the Brazilian Ministry of Transport as the most suitable fast-water transport in its class.

Elkan Acquired By

Port Electric Affiliate

Fred Corrado, president of Hose-

McCann Telephone Company, an affiliate of Port Electric Supply, re- cently announced the acquisition of

Elkan Electric Cable Company by

Hose-McCann.

The extensive Elkan facilities have been expanded and relocated in a newly acquired plant on a four- acre site at 248 3rd Street, Eliz- abeth, N.J. The company's plant was previously located for over 50 years in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Elkan maintains a complete stock of marine and Navy shipboard elec- trical cable, as well as IEEE 45.

Inventories include coaxial, alpha, belden and electric wire (Mil-W- 16878). The warehouse is Navy- authorized for stocking and han- dling requirements for U.S. Gov- ernment inspected materials.

The Elkan Company originated and pioneered the use of armored cable for shipboard installations over 50 years ago.

Ingalls Iron Works

Elects Reid S. Byers

VP-Marine Division

Sam M. Boykin Jr., president and chairman of the board of The In- galls Iron Works Company, has announced that Reid S. Byers was elected vice president-Marine Divi- sion.

Mr. Byers joined Ingalls in 1956 as plant manager of the Decatur

Shipyard and transferred to Birm- ingham in 1962 as general manager of the Plate, Tank and Marine Di- vision.

Mr. Byers is a native of Union- town, Pa., and a graduate of Car- negie Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree in civil engineer- ing. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as lieu- tenant (j.g.) in the Submarine Serv- ice. He is a director of the Ship- builders Council of America, a member of The Society of Naval

Architects and Marine Engineers, and a member of the Western Rivers

Technical Committee of the Ameri- can Bureau of Shipping. Prior to joining Ingalls, he was associated for 10 years with a manufacturer of marine transportation equipment in Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Sarah M. Murphree was also elected assistant secretary at the same time. Mrs. Murphree serves as an executive secretary and has been with Ingalls for 20 years. 17