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Merit Two Christened

At Red Fox Industries

The dedication of Merit Drill- ing's Merit Two posted barge-rig was held at Red Fox Industries shipyard in New Iberia, La., re- cently.

Red Fox Industries began con- struction of the Merit Two in May of 1979, and completed the barge- rig on schedule.

Merit Two is a 209-foot by 54- foot by 14-foot barge-rig with 14- foot post to machinery deck, and carries a 148-foot by 30-foot pyr- amid derrick with a static hook load of 1,330,000 pounds.

The barge can accommodate 32 persons in air-conditioned quar- ters, complete with galley and separate recreation rooms. It is also equipped with a 50-foot by 50-foot helipad designed for a Bell 212 helicopter.

Merit Two is the second unit

Merit Drilling has put into service and will operate in the South

Louisiana area.

Decker Named VP And

General Manager Of

Sperry Gyroscope Unit

Edwin D. Decker has been named vice president and general manager of Sperry Gyroscope, a unit of the Sperry Division of

Sperry Corporation.

Mr. Decker will succeed Robert

L. Wendt, who was promoted to president of the division.

Mr. Decker will be responsible for all activities of the unit, which is principally involved in the de- sign, manufacture and support of radar systems, sonar systems, ra- dio and inertial navigation sys- tems, and military test equip- ment.

Edwin D. Decker

Since 1975, Mr. Decker had served as vice president and man- ager of radar programs for Gyro- scope, with overall responsibility for all radar programs. From 1973 to 1975, he was vice president for program development, in charge of all new business acquisitions.

From 1970 to 1973, he was chief engineer for radar and anti-air- craft warfare systems, and was responsible for the engineering efforts on such programs as Ter- rier missile fire control systems,

Mk 92 gun and missile fire con- trol system, the AN/TPQ-37 ar- tillery locating system, and the dome antenna system.

Prior to joining Sperry in 1953,

Mr. Decker served as an ordnance engineer with the U.S. Navy Bu- reau of Ordnance, and worked on missile and gun fire control pro- grams. During the Korean Con- flict, he was commissioned as a lieutenant with the U.S. Air

Force, and served as an arma- ment systems officer.

Mr. Decker graduated from the

City College of New York (CCNY) in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He is a licensed professional engineer in New York State, and is a mem- ber of the American Management

Association, Association of the

U.S. Army, the American De- fense Preparedness Association, and a life member of the Navy

League of the United States.

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Perko, Inc. has become the nation's first, and only, company to achieve the "final acceptance" classification for various lights.

These lights have been tested by Under- writers Laboratories, Inc. under UL

Standard #1104 and have been classified as meeting the United States Coast Guard requirements under the 72 Colregs for use on all vessels over 20 meters (65.7 feet).

Perko takes this opportunity to thank our navigation lights design and engineering team for their effort and devotion.

If you would like more information on the final acceptance lights, please contact

Perko, Inc. and ask for your free copy of

Section B of the catalog entitled "Navigation Lights for Vessels over 20

Meters (65.7 feet)."

Perko — First with final acceptance lights.

But what else would you expect from a company that's been lighting the way for 72 years?

PERKO

P.O. Box 64000D, Miami, Florida 33164 'INC

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