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Inventories include co-axial, alpha,

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Butterworth Systems

Corporate Name Change ^UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE 'SINCE 1887..THE FINEST

REPAIRS IN LESS TIME 3 Floating Dry Docks — Capacity td 5,560 Tons

Diesel Lighter — Capacity 50 Tons

Complete Machine, Electrical,

Carpenter, Boiler,

Shipfitting and Hull Departments

Fast 24 Hour Service

Voyage Repairs a Specialty

Less Than 3 Miles From Seven

Major Oil Terminals

Steel Fabrication — Rudders and Stern Frames ^e/ctiv AM/MH/

DRY DOCK COMPANY ^

FOOT OF COMMERCE ST. PERTH AMBOY, N. J.

Night or Day Telephones 201-826-5000

Founded 1887 '/Tr

A.J. Kelly Jr. (left) is shown the new corporate mast- head by W. Lynn Nelson in the office of the Croydon,

England, subsidiary.

One of the oldest companies in specialized marine hardware has contemporized its corpo- rate name to Butterworth Systems Inc. and adopted a "mermaid" design for its advertis- ing and literature. "Although the name change appears slight from the previous 'Butterworth System, In- corporated,' the plural 'Systems' is more indica- tive of the diversity in which the company finds itself today," states A.J. Kelly Jr., presi- dent of Butterworth Systems Inc., Bayonne,

N.J.

At a special presentation ceremony to the directors and personnel of J.G. Edmistori &

Company, Ltd., Mr. Kelly and W. Lynn Nel- son, managing director of the Croydon, Eng- land, subsidiary, the announcement was made of the "Edmiston" change to Butterworth

Systems (UK) Ltd. In addressing the group at the Croydon plant, Mr. Kelly stressed the significance of the unification, especially in view of their growing international operations.

Butterworth Systems Inc. recently intro- duced the LAVOMATIC™ Tank Cleaning Ma- chine, a fixed-in-place, programmable unit with an integrated power source. The company also markets an oil/water separator and SCAMP™ underwater hull-cleaning service.

Zapata Corporation Listed

On London Stock Exchange

Shares of Zapata Corporation, the Texas- based multinational natural resources firm, be- gan quotation on May 29 on The Stock Ex- change of London.

Zapata said that London quotation of its shares is in response to the increased interest in the company which has been expressed by investors from the United Kingdom and from

Europe.

Zapata's sponsoring banker for the London listing is N.M. Rothschild & Sons, Ltd., and tihe sponsoring 'broker is Casenove & Co. In addition to their quotation on The Stock Ex- change of London, Zapata securities are also traded on the New York, Luxembourg, Pa- cific Coast, and Toronto stock exchanges.

Zapata was founded in 1954 as an offshore drilling company. In 1966, it began a syste- matic program of expansion and diversification which has yielded dramtic growth in the years since. Today, Zapata provides diversified natu- ral resource services and products around the world. Current operations include: contract drilling and supply vessel services for offshore operators, petroleum exploration, copper and coal mining, menhaden and tuna fishing, agri- cultural development, and building, general and marine construction: Corporate headquar- ters are in Houston, Texas, with major sub- sidiary plants, offices or bases located in 10 states in the United States, and in 17 coun- tries.

Although Zapata's London listing is a new development, the company has been active in the United Kingdom area for a number of years. Zapata began offshore drilling opera- tions in the North Sea in June 1966, and pres- ently has three rigs there, with a fourth, the brand-new semisubmersible Zapata Ugland, en route. Zapata marine service vessels, which provide tug, supply, anchor handling and en- gineering support capabilities for international oil companies, have been operating in the

North Sea since June 1965. Zapex, as Zapata's petroleum exploration subsidiary is informally known, began operations in December 1972 with widespread interests in North Sea acre- age primarily in conjunction with British part- ners.

BOSTON SHIPYARD INSPECTION: The Technical Ad- visory Group members for Boston Shipbuilding Corp- oration inspect the plant and equipment at the former

Boston Naval Shipyard and confirm manufacturing de- tails for the recently announced plans to convert the yard to private shipbuilding operations. Shown, left to right:

Dr. Alfred Keil, dean of engineering, Massachusetts

Institute of Technology; Richard Myers, vice president of

Teledyne Corp., Toledo, Ohio; Christopher J. . Foster, president of Christopher J. Foster, Inc., consulting ship- yard engineers. Port Washington, N.Y., and Lloyd

Bergeson, president, Boston Shipbuilding Corp.

KEARFOTT Hinged and

Stationary PORTLIGHTS

Designed for use on all sizes of commercial; Navy and

Coast Guard vessels. Made of aluminum or bronze in hinged or fixed styles. Available with or without covers of cast alu- minum. Diameters of openings range from 8" to 24". Sizes of openings and glass are the same. Spigot length, glass thickness and type of lens to your specifications. Insect screens available.

Like all Kearfott products, Kearfott Portlights are backed by proved engineering.

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