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National Maritime Historical Society Elects Admiral Will Adm. John M. Will, USN (ret.), chairman of Arthur Tickle Engi- neering Works in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been elected chairman of the National Maritime Historical So- ciety. He succeeds Rear Adm. Walter F. Schlech Jr., USN (ret.), of Annapolis, Md., who served the National Society as chairman for a five-year term beginning in 1973. The National Maritime Histori- cal Society is sponsor of the Ship Trust, which unites the interests of sea training, nautical archeol- ogy, historic ships, and maritime museums. Under the Ship Trust program, the Society recently brought back to the United States the remains of two sailing ships of a hitherto extinct type—the American Down Easter. A sec- tion of the St. Mary has been re- turned to the Maine State Mu- seum in Augusta, capital of her native state, and parts of the Kaiulani have been brought back to San Francisco, Calif., her home port throughout her sailing life. The Ship Trust is also concerned with the preservation on the East and West Coasts of Liberty ships built during World War II as "ugly ducklings" of the merchant marine, the return of the immi- grant sailing schooner Ernestina/ Morrissey to Massachusetts, and other projects across the United States. Adm. John M. Will Admiral Will commanded a sub- marine squadron in the Pacific in World War II and subsequently served as Commander, Amphibi- ous Forces in the Far East. This was followed by duty as Com- mander of the Military Sea Trans- portation Service. In 1959, he re- tired from the Navy to become president and subsequently chair- man and president of American Export Lines. He has served as president of the New York Ship- ping Association, and as director or trustee of a number of mari- time institutions, including the New York State Maritime College. He was the founding president of the New York State Maritime Mu- seum, and has served since 1976 as advisor to the National Mari- time Historical Society, and chair- man of its Maritime Industry Committee. EDIC Names J. Dalziel Engineering Mgr.-Boston Marine Industrial Park B Jack Dalziel The Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston, Mass., has announced the appoint- ment of Jack Dalziel as engineer- ing manager of the Boston Ma- rine Industrial Park. An engineering/management professional with more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Dalziel comes to EDIC from Balco, Inc., where he served as vice president of the Contracting Division and where, among many other duties, he was responsible for marketing, sales, and production of engineer- ing and mechanical installations. The Boston Marine Industrial Park's 100 acres contain a num- ber of buildings formerly occu- pied by the Navy and now avail- able for occupancy by industrial firms. The 1,176-foot drydock cur- rently in use is also available to ship repair firms. Unequalled record of performance . . . • Pearlson Engineering is the ONLY company in the world devoted exclusively to the design and supply of shiplift systems. • There are 122 Syncrolifts in 54 countries. • 26 nations' navies use Syncrolifts. • More than 150,000 vessels have been docked and transferred by Syncrolifts throughout the world. • Syncrolifts are used for launching newly constructed vessels as well as for ship repair work. sgncROiiFP DRYDOCKS AND TRANSFER SYSTEMS A Product of PEARLSON ENGINEERING CO. INC. Miami Office: P.O. Box 560008, 8970 S.W. 87th Court Miami, Florida 33156 U.S.A Phone: 305/271-5721 Telex: 051-9340 Cable: SYNCROLIFT London Office: 17 Devonshire St. London W1N 1 FS, U.K. Phone: 323-2855 Telex: 23717 A. DUBAI, UAE: Concrete caissons weigh- ing 4,000 tons launched on Syncrolift.® Assembly line construction in transfer area. B. LAS PALMAS, CANARY ISLANDS: 27,400 DWT vessel, Cobetas, 183 m. long being transferred to parking area from Syncrolift.® C. PUERTO CABELLO, VENEZUELA: 30,500 DWT vessel constructed in two sec- tions on land. Each is launched separately on Syncrolift® and the two sections are welded together in the water. 22 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News