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Gibbs & Cox Names

Ford Chief Engineer

James J. Convy, chairman of the board, Gibbs & Cox, Inc.,

New York-headquartered naval architectural firm, has announced the appointment of Robert J.

Ford to the position of chief en- gineer and head of the machin- ery division in New York.

Mr. Ford joined Gibbs & Cox in 1942, immediately after grad- uating from M.I.T. He spent the early years in field positions in the metropolitan New York area.

In addition, he was the Gibbs &

Cox representative to the General

Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y., assisting in work being done on

Project GENIE, the liquid metal reactors system for the U.S.

Navy. Since returning to the New

York office in the early 1950s, Mr.

Ford has held various positions including project manager for the

DD1052 class program and assist- ant chief engineer.

Three AMSHIP Yards To

Handle C-4 Conversions

In $73-Million Project

American Ship Building Com- pany announced recently that work on the $73-million cargo ship conversion contract with

Moore McCormack Lines will be initiated at its Toledo, Ohio,

Nashville, Tenn., and Tampa,

Fla., shipyards.

The schedule calls for mid- body construction at the Toledo and Nashville shipyards and con- version work in Tampa. Both the

Chicago and Toledo yards are heavily booked for the winter.

The contract involves lengthen- ing four C-4 cargo vessels with the addition of a new 115-foot- long section to each, substantially increasing containerized cargo ca- pacity. Each ship will be in- creased from 550 to 665 feet and the capacity from 199 to 628 twenty-foot container equiva- lents. Deliveries are expected in 1982 and 1983.

New Line Scan Recorder

From Raytheon—

Literature Available

A new Line Scan Recorder with built-in memory capability is de- scribed in new literature offered by Raytheon Ocean Systems Com- pany. The Raytheon recorder

LSR-910M provides simulated high-speed printing on dry elec- trostatic paper with minimum data loss. Its design emphasizes interface flexibility and ease of operation for high resolution ma- rine or land seismic profiling, pre- cision depth recording, sonar and radar recording, spectrum analy- sis, and computer print-out.

The LSR-910M features a high- ly variable, digitally displayed electronic sweep range of 1024:1.

Data resolution is 2,000 elements per inch with 16 discern able shades of gray. Other features in- clude a self-test mode and self- aligning stylus for jitter-free con- trol. The unit is capable of direct plug-in operation with most ex- isting survey systems.

For complete literature on the new Line Scan Recorder,

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Devflex 1, Fire Retardant

Finish From Devoe Marine

A new, water-based, fire-retard- ant enamel called Devflex 1 was recently introduced by Devoe Ma- rine Coatings Co., Louisville, Ky.

Recommended for use in ward- rooms, mess rooms, living com- partments, and interior areas where safety is the prime con- cern, this high-quality coating is self-extinguishing and passes fire retardant tests at 2300 degrees F.

Devflex 1 releases no dangerous toxic fumes into the environment during the application and drying process. Designed for excellent adhesion to aged alkyd finishes and primers, this durable enamel can be applied to rigid bulkheads, flexible surfaces and over foam insulation.

Devflex 1 can be applied using a brush, roller, or spray. The coating is available in a variety of decorative shades.

For full details and descriptive literature on Devoe Marine Coat- ings' new fire retardant Devflex,

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OCT FCDCRAL HCLP TO SAVC CNCRGY!

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