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ITT Decca Marine

Forms New Marketing

Services Department "JUST HOW fAK CAN TH6r GO WITH

THIS MJSSM - SHIP BUDGfT CUTTING?"

John G. Smith

NAVY PROGRESS — Keel section for Navy frigate USS Clark, third of 11 of the vessels contracted to the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, was laid with 75 percent of its plumbing and other internal systems already installed. Pre-outfitting of such units is a key to the ship- yard's outstanding delivery performance. Last November, Bath Iron

Works delivered the prototype of the new class of guided missile frigates, USS Oliver Hazard Perry, four weeks ahead of schedule.

Witnessing the "ship's birth" were, from left: Royce A. Young Jr., vice president for production; Henry M. Stupinski, manager of the

FFG Guided Missile Frigate Program; John F. Sullivan, president and chief executive officer of the shipyard; Capt. Charles L. Mull, the

Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding at the yard; Comdr. Oscar J.

Hickox, FFG Program Representative from Naval Sea Systems Com- mand; William E. Haggett, executive vice president of the shipyard, and Carl F. Bryant, assistant program manager of the FFG ships.

Advertising, Public Relations and Market Research at ITT Dec- ca Marine are now under the di- rection of John G. Smith.

Mr. Smith will headquarter at the company's Palm Coast, Fla., facility. His association with Dec- ca dates back to 1974, and includes market research and analysis in various product areas, and sales forecasting in several phases of the marine industry, and new product planning.

He headed the Communications

Products Section, coordinating technical and marketing activi- ties with sales. Mr. Smith most recently served as deputy direc- tor of Engineering Services where he was involved with ITT Decca's

Loran C, Elac Echosoundsrs and

Autopilots, along with VHF, SSB radiotelephones.

Prior to joining ITT Decca, Mr.

Smith was senior sales corre- spondent for aeronautical and automotive products for Interna- tional B.F. Goodrich, where he was active in sales, budget plan- ning and forecasting. He obtained his B.A. degree from St. Peter's

College and his MBA degree from

Fordham University, majoring in marketing and management. He served as a first lieutenant in the

U.S. Army.

The new department at IDM is part of the vast "external im- provement" push the company has launched as a part of their long-range plan for expansion. ^CONVEYOR BELT DOORS

FOR

SELF UNL0ADERS ^Wali & Krenzir, INC • Provide watertight integrity for subdivision bulkhead • Custom designed for each appli- cation • Proven through years of satisfac- tory service • WK PATENTED DESIGN

Simple pneumatic or hydraulic operation; provides generous belt clearance, eliminating belt dam- age; reduces maintenance.

SLIDING WT DOOR & CONTROLS with our patented control circuit; special circuits for explosion-proof areas. Malfunction due to damage of one door does not affect others on vessel. Meets requirements of all regulatory bodies.

SLUICE GATES FOR TANKERS feature minimum IV2" sill heights.

Hydraulic or mechanical operation.

BULKHEAD STUFFING BOXES

Custom designed to provide for shaft misalignment and shock loading; meets all navy and commercial regulations.

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