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(also a member of the J. Lauritzen Group) in January 1982.

The Dan King (shown above) is designed for operation in water depths of up to 62.5 meters (205 feet) and can drill to a maxi- mum depth of 6,096 meters (20,000 feet). It is also designed to permit connection of ad- ditional legs that can be extended for opera- tion in waters 90.30 meters (296 feet) deep.

The rig ranks among the world's largest of its kind and is capable of operating under severe North Sea weather and sea conditions.

The spud tank is completely retractable within the platform. There is no projection from the bottom to facilitate towing in shal- low waters or easy transportation by barge.

Hitachi Zosen has incorporated their long ex- perience in both the marine and industrial fields in the original design of this highly ad- vanced rig.

The Dan King's main specifications are: platform (L by B by D) 70 by 76 by 7 meters (230 by 249 by 23 feet) ; number of legs, three; overall leg length, 104.8 meters (344 feet) ; complement, 72; and classification, AB.

Geiger Succeeds Zuehlke

As President Of

Bay Shipbuilding Corp.

Shown at the dinner honoring retiring Bay Shipbuild- ing president Arthur J. Zuehlke are, left to right:

George K. Geiger, president, Arthur J. Zuehlke, and

John D. West, president of The Manitowoc Company and CEO, Bay Shipbuilding.

John D. West, president of The Manitowoc

Company, Inc., and chief executive officer of

Bay Shipbuilding Corp., has announced that

George K. Geiger has succeeded Arthur J.

Zuehlke as president of Bay Shipbuilding

Corp. Bay Shipbuilding Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Manitowoc Com- pany, Inc., is located in Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Under the direction of Mr. Zuehlke as pres- ident, Bay Shipbuilding Corp. has become the largest shipyard on the Great Lakes and one of the most efficient and best-equipped ship- yards in the country. Bay Shipbuilding has built 15 self-unloading bulk cargo vessels and converted several others from straight deck- ers to self-unloaders, laying claim to being the world's leading builder and designer of self-unloading bulk cargo ships. Bay Ship- building Corp. has also recently successfully entered the saltwater shipbuilding market, and is presently constructing its fifth vessel for saltwater use.

Mr. Zuehlke started work with Manitowoc

Shipbuilding Inc. in 1940 after graduating from the University of Michigan with a de- gree in naval architecture and marine en- gineering. He became vice president, man- ager-Marine Division in 1965, and president of the newly formed Bay Shipbuilding Corp. in 1972.

He is a member of The Society of Naval

Architects and Marine Engineers and past chairman of the Great Lakes Section. He is also a member of The Propeller Club, board of visitors of Northwestern Michigan Mari- time Academy, and a member of the Americ- an Bureau of Shipping.

Although Mr. Zuehlke is retiring after nine busy and productive years as president, he will remain on the board of directors of

The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Mr. Geiger has served as vice president and general manager since May 1980. He has been in the shipbuilding and ship repair bus- iness including offshore drilling vessel con- struction for 31 years in various production and managerial positions. Prior to coming to

Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Mr. Geiger was em- ployed since 1970 by Bethlehem Steel Corp., in their shipbuilding and repair division. His original assignment was vice president, as- sistant general manager to organize and staff the Bethlehem yard in the Republic of Sing- apore. Upon returning to the United States in 1975, he was assigned as assistant to the general manager of the Bethlehem Key High- way Ship Repair Yard, and served in this ca- pacity until joining Bay Shipbuilding Corp.

In 1967, he held the position of president and general manager of Erie Marine, Inc., and established and operated a new shipyard at Erie, Pa., at which the first 1,000-foot

Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier was built.

Mr. Geiger is a member of the University of California Alumni Association, The So- ciety of Naval Architects and Marine En- gineers, and The Propeller Club.

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