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Oceangoing Tank Barge Launched At FMC Yard FMC Corporation launched an oceangoing tank barge recently at the Marine and Rail Equipment Division in Portland, Ore. The vessel, named Barge 4506 (shown above), was christened by Mrs. Roy D. Jurgensen, wife of Crowley Maritime Corporation's sen- ior vice president and general manager of the Northwest and Alaska Division of Crow- ley Maritime, the company that is purchas- ing the barge. The giant barge, measuring 400 feet long by 99 feet 6 inches wide by 25 feet deep, is designed to carry a variety of petroleum products. It is the first of two sister barges under construction, with delivery of the sec- ond scheduled for February 1981. FMC officials present at the launching were: FMC Corporation vice president Charles H. Johnson; John E. Carroll Jr., FMC division president; and William R. Gal- braith, division vice president, sales. Crowley officials on hand were executive vice presi- dent Leo Collar and Mr. Jurgensen. Based in San Francisco, Crowley is a ma- jor international marine transportation firm. In recent years, FMC has built several barges for Crowley, including large oil barges and deck cargo barges. FMC Corporation, head- quartered in Chicago, is a major interna- tional producer of machinery and chemicals for industry, agriculture and government, with 1979 sales of $3.31 billion. Electric Boat Launches Attack Submarine 'Baltimore' Maryland's senior senator and dean of its Congressional delegation called today for a Navy "second to none." Speaking at launch- ing ceremonies for the 688-Class fast attack submarine Baltimore (SSN-704) at General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division, Senator Charles McC. Mathias said: "As we send Baltimore down the ways, we send it to join a fleet dangerously short of ships and of per- sonnel . . . into a world dangerously long on problems. "Our lifelines are stretched to every cor- ner of the globe," Senator Mathias contin- ued, noting that the U.S. Navy is half the size it was 10 years ago. "It doesn't take much imagination," he went on, "to figure out what kind of shape we'd be in if those lifelines were cut. Obviously, today as never before, we depend on the sea for our secur- ity and our survival." Later in the ceremony, Maryland Repre- sentative Marjorie S. Holt (R), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, chris- tened the Baltimore by smashing the tradi- tional bottle of champagne on the bow of the 360-foot, 6,900-ton vessel. Whistle blar- ing, the nuclear-powered submarine slid down the ways into the Thames River to the cheers of thousands of spectators. Also participating in the ceremonies were Secretary of the Navy Edward Hidalgo; Baltimore Mayor William D. Schaefer; David The fast attack submarine Baltimore (SSN-704) slides into Thames River at General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division in Groton, Conn. Representative Marjorie S. Holt of Maryland christened the 360-foot, 6,900-ton vessel, the 12th to be built at the shipyard. Baltimore will carry crew of 127. S. Lewis, General Dynamics' chairman and chief executive officer; and P. Takis Veliotis, General Dynamics' executive vice president- marine and general manager of Electric Boat Division. The launching was the third during 1980 at the shipyard. Last spring, Electric Boat launched a sister ship, Boston and Michigan, the second Trident balllistic missile subma- marine. Electric Boat has already delivered five of the fast attack submarines to the Navy and holds contracts for 15 more. The shipyard also has contracts for seven Tri- dent ballistic missile submarines. K I - l^M W W W m iKfeuUr AWARD TO ADMIRAL KING—Rear Adm. Thomas A. King, USMS, superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., was selected recently as "Marine Man of the Year" by a group of Academy alumni. This award is given an- nually by Kings Pointers who are members of The Society of Naval Architects and Ma- rine Engineers. Recipients must be Academy graduates as well as members of SNAME, and must have contributed to the better- ment of the maritime industry during their careers. Rear Admiral King was cited for his deep involvement with the merchant marine during 10 years as the Maritime Ad- ministration's East Region director. He ac- cepted the award from the 1979 recipient George Uberti of National Steel and Ship- building Company. BIANCO International, Inc. 100 Mariner's Blvd. Suite BB Mandeville, LA 70448 504 524-8607 Professional Marine Recruiting Service WILSON STEAMSHIP We have served the Shipping Industry exclusively for over 40 years and main- tain an active file of people experienced in all of its phases — including Port Engineers, Ship Construction Supervi- sors, M&R, Sales Engineers (chemicals, coatings, etc.) — to relocate anywhere. 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