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Portland Port Commission

Approves Conversion Of

Sternwheeler Portland

In a long-awaited action, the Port of Portland (Oregon) Commission gave its approval for Port staff to establish a project in an amount not to exceed $2.4 million for conversion of the sternwheel steamer Portland to an excursion vessel.

This action authorizes staff to ini- tiate design consultant selection procedures and an operator selec- tion process. It is contemplated an investment by the Port itself will attract greater interest by a private operator, who would share in the capital investment of the project plus operation of the vessel.

Emphasis by the Port Commis- sion on conversion of the Portland is in keeping with the Port's stated priority or management value of stimulating a strong local economy.

Research has revealed the impor- tance of the steamer to the local tourism industry as well as the con- vention business in the greater Port- land area.

Chaplin Appointed Vice

President-Development For

Bell Aerospace Textron

John B. Chaplin

John B. Chaplin, formerly vice president of engineering at Bell's

New Orleans Operations, has been promoted to vice president for devel- opment of Bell Aerospace Textron.

He began his career with Bell in

Buffalo in 1962, and was named pro- gram director for surface elfect ships.

In 1969, with the transfer of Bell's

ACV/SES activity to New Orleans, he was appointed director of engi- neering, New Orleans Operations, and in 1981 was promoted to vice president of engineering. He led the

Bell engineering team that success- fully produced the winning design for the first Minesweeper Hunter (MSH) for the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Chaplin is also vice president of Bell Halter Inc., the manufactur- ing facility for Bell Aerospace where the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) are being built for the Navy, and where the lead ship for the MSH program will be produced. He has been associated with the develop- ment of air cushion technology since 1957, and was involved in all of the early pioneering work. He has been a member of the SNAME Marine Sys- tems-1 Panel (high-speed surface craft) since 1962, and has served as a member of the AIAA Technical Com- mittee on Marine Systems since 1968.

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Szczypinski Named Vice

President Of Techmatics

Joseph Maurelli, chairman and president of Techmatics, Inc., has appointed Walter S. Szczy- pinski as vice president of the engi- neering services company located in

Arlington, Va. He joined the firm after 25 years of commissioned ser- vice in the U.S. Navy as an engi- neering specialist. He has filled a wide range of engineering and man- agement positions associated with the design, acquisition, and mainte- nance of naval ships.

Most recently, Mr. Szczypinski was cruiser manager, Aegis Ship- building Program, responsible for the procurement, construction, and testing for the 27-ship Ticonderoga (CG-47) shipbuilding effort. Prior to that, he was technical director for the Spruance (DD-963) Class pro- gram, and also held key production and planning positions in naval shipyards.

A graduate of the U.S. Naval

Academy, he holds mechanical engi- neering and naval engineer MS de- grees from MIT and an MBA from

Boston University.

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