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Bethlehem Names

Hamilton Gen. Supt.

San Francisco Yard

The appointment of William

Hamilton as general superintend- ent at Bethlehem Steel Corpora- tion's San Francisco shipyard was announced iby Patrick G. Filip, gen- eral manager of the shipyard.

Prior to this promotion, Mr.

Hamilton had been superintendent of ship repair at the yard. In his new position, 'he will be responsible for all of the yard's ship repair and barge construction work.

A native" of Belfast, Ireland, Mr.

Hamilton holds a bachelor's de- gree in naval architecture from

Queens University there. He also holds a degree in naval architec- ture from Belfast College of Tech- nology.

In 1949, he settled in Montreal,

Canada, and for the next eight years held various management po- sitions in ship design, new con- struction and conversion work for

Canadian Vickers, Ltd.

Mr. Hamilton joined the San

Francisco shipyard in 1957 and spent his first six months in the yard's design office. He was then named production planner during conversion of the USS Oklahoma

City from a light cruiser to a guid-

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In 1964, Mr. Hamilton was named project superintendent on the conversion and repairs of a C-4 type troopship to a bulk steel car- rier. Two years later, he was ap- pointed administrative assistant to the general manager, and in 1968 advanced to superintendent of ship repairs.

Mr. Hamilton is a member of

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, The Pro- peller Club of San Francisco and the Marine Exchange of San Fran- cisco.

Wesley D. Wheeler

Opens Own Practice

Wesley D. Wheeler

Wesley D. Wheeler has an- nounced the formation of bis new corporation, Wesley D. Wheeler

Associates, Ltd., International

Maritime Consultants, with offices at 104 East 40th Street, Suite 901,

New York, N.Y. 10016.

Prior to establishing his own practice, Mr. Wheeler was techni- cal director of American Bulk Car- riers, New York. He ha's spent extensive time in Europe, leading vessel construction and conversion programs and was technical coun- selor to Astilleros Espanoles, S.A.

New Shipbuilding Group in the

Bay of Cadiz (he speaks Spanish fluently). His experience is most broad and varied—practical as well as theoretical—'having worked for shipowners, shipbuilders and lead- ing consultants, with more recent endeavors in .the field of vessel op- erations.

He holds a master's degree in na- val architecture and marine engi- neering from the University of

Michigan, a bachelor'^ degree in mechanical engineering from Wor- cester Polytechnic Institute, and is a chartered engineer.

His professional affiliations in- clude memberships in The Society of Naval Architects and Marine

Engineers, the Royal Institution of . Naval Architects, I.Mar.E., NE-

OIES, Asociacion de Ingenieros

Navales (Spain), and The Society of Marine Port Engineers.

He is the son of Wesley L.

Wheeler and grandson of Howard

E. Wheeler, builders of over 2,500 yachts and commercial craft, plus hundreds of military vessels dur- ing both world wars. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News