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Oceanographic Services Buys Allen Weather Corp. The facilities and staff of the Washington, D. C. - based Allen Weather Corp. were recently ac- quired by Oceanographic Serv- ices, Inc. (OSI). OSI, headquartered at 135 East Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, Calif., is a leader in the fields of applied meteorology, oceanogra- phy, and related instrumentation systems design and installation. In addition to serving as the primary center for company re- search programs and instrumen- tation systems development, the headquarters will function as the meteorological and ship routing center for the Pacific and Far East. Vincent C. McDermott, op- erations manager of Allen Weath- er, will be initially responsible for operation of the ship routing cen- ter at OSI. Wayne G. Winston has been ap- pointed manager of Allen Weath- er. The Washington, D.C. office will continue to serve as the fore- cast center for ship routing and other meteorological services for the Great Lakes, Atlantic Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico eastward to the Middle East. Anticipated staff additions and a link to the com- pany computer facility in Santa Barbara are expected to enhance the capabilities of the Allen group. Both facilities will be operated on an around-the-clock basis. G.E. To Manufacture Heating Systems For Frigates At Bath Iron General Electric Company's Aviation Service Operation has been awarded a contract by Bath Iron Works to Manufacture the heating system for the U.S. Navy's U.S.S. Perry-class Guided Missile Frigates (FFG). The contract, valued at ap- proximately $500,000, covers the heating systems for five frigates, with a firm option for three ad- ditional ships, predicated on con- tinued Government funding. U.S. Navy plans call for 76 Perry-class frigates. The Philadelphia, Pa., Section of The Society of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers held its October meeting at the Air- port Holiday Inn in Essington. Seventy members and guests at- tended the technical session to hear a paper entitled "New Flex- ible Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facility," presented by co-authors R. Galloway, E. Schorsch, and M. Willis. The authors outlined the his- tory of the development of Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. since its inception in Chester, Pa., in 1916, and described in some detail the design and con- struction of the new building fa- Planning Research Receives $1,460,000 Contract From USCG Planning Research Corporation (PRC), 1850 K Street N.W., In- ternational Square, Washington, D.C. 20006, has been awarded a $1,460,000, five-year cost-plus- fixed-fee contract by the U.S. Coast Guard for Marine Safety Systems Analysis. The work will be performed by PRC Systems Services Company in McLean, Va. PRC will develop a comprehen- sive risk management methodol- ogy to assure safety and protec- tion of the marine environment. Emphasis will be devoted to the solutions of specific problems faced by the Coast Guard in its regulatory and enforcement ac- tivities associated with commer- cial vessels operating in the United States ports, harbors and waterways. PRC is the world's largest di- versified professional services or- ganization serving government, business and industry, primarily cility and its supporting equip- ment. This new facility, which has a capability of constructing ships of 400,000 dwt, consists of a "flat slab" building area, and a large floating drydock equipped with a sophisticated tide and ballast con- trol system. The ships are built in halves on the slab and trans- ferred horizontally to the drydock for joining. A detailed model of the plant was on display at the meeting. Following the paper presenta- tion, the members and guests were invited to join in a con- ducted tour of Sun Ship, for a first-hand view of the installation. in the areas of planning, engi- neering and architecture, infor- mation services and management consulting. Philadelphia Resins Announces Reassignments Philadelphia Resins Corpora- tion, long-time manufacturers of Chockfast and other resin and cable products for marine and in- dustrial use, has announced the following reassignments of their key personnel: Philip J. Girvin— manager of resin products; A. Simeon Whitehill — manager of rope and cable products; Nancy Heck — international sales man- ager; Richard E. Dearborn—U.S. sales manager of Resin and Cable Divisions; Patricia Clungeon — office manager and sales coordi- nator. Philadelphia Resins Corpora- tion, headquartered at 20 Com- merce Drive, Montgomeryville, Pa. 18936, has worldwide distrib- utorship of its very complete product line. SNAME Philadelphia Section Hears Paper On New Flexible Shipbuilding And Ship Repair Facility Blast Cleaning Equipment Clemco Flo-Flor the major breakthrough in blast room recovery systems As this cam revolves, it generates the distinctive abrasive recovery action of the Clemco Flo-Flor. This action is the basic principle applied by Clemco engineers in developing the System over 7 years ago. To date, well over 130 installations have proved the complete reliability of Flo-Flor automatic abrasive recovery. Low in profile, Flo-Flor is easily maintained; uses little energy. Its modular design permits many cost-saving configurations. Write for specifics about this System and other ways Clemco can serve your blast room needs. CLEMCO INDUSTRIES 2177 Jerrold Ave—San Francisco, CA 94124 Eugene Schorsch points to a ship being built in two halves on a table miniature of Sun's "flat slab" building area. Shown left to right, are: K. Gyswyt, secretary- treasurer, Philadelphia Section; G. Swensson, vice chairman, Philadelphia Section; R. Galloway, executive vice president, Sun Ship, author; F.W. Beltz Jr., chairman, Philadelphia Section; Mr. Schorsch, vice president, Sun Ship, author; R. Barnhart, Sun Ship, coordinator, and M. Willis, Sun Ship, author. 16 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
