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Latest submarine to join U.S. Navy fleet is Buffalo, built by Newport News Ship Newport News Shipbuilding Delivers Attack Submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) The country's newest attack submarine, the Buffalo (SSN-715), was delivered to the U.S. Navy re- cently by Newport News Ship- building. Her keel was laid Janu- ary 25, 1980 and she was launched May 8, 1982. She was christened by Mrs. Joanne Kemp, wife of New York Congressman Jack Kemp, who was principal speaker at the launching. The Buffalo is the 34th subma- rine and the 10th of the Los An- geles-class attack sub built by Newport News. She has an overall length of 360 feet, beam of 33 feet, submerged displacement of 6,900 tons, and accommodations for 12 officers and 115 enlisted men. The ship was commissioned during re- cent ceremonies at the Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia. Newport News Shipbuilding de- livered the lead ship of the class, USS Los Angeles, in 1976. The shipyard is currently building seven other ships of the class and three Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the Navy. The new submarine is the third Navy vessel to bear the name Buf- falo." During the War of 1812, the first Buffalo was a three-gun sloop that served as the flagship for the Delaware flotilla. The second Buf- falo was built as a cargo carrier at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1892. She was converted to an auxiliary cruiser when acquired and renamed by the Navy in 1898. In 1944 the keel was laid in New York for the cruiser Buffalo, but construction was canceled at the end of World War II. A subsidiary of Tenneco Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding is the country's largest privately owned shipyard, with about 25,000 em- ployees. In 1982 the yard's sales totaled $1.3 billion. New Specification Guide On General Electric Diesel Engines Now Available A new specification guide, GEA 11250A shows that ratings for General Electric's line of marine and power generation diesel en- gines are up approximately 10 percent because of product im- provements. The new guide lists full techni- cal specifications on GE's marine propulsion diesels, diesel-electric marine power modules, diesel- electric stationary modules, and diesel engine general design spec- ifications. The publication also R.L. Mantz Appointed Engineering Vice President At COMSAT TeleSystems COMSAT TeleSystems, Inc. an- nounced recently that Rick L. Mantz has been named vice pres- ident of engineering. In this posi- tion, Mr. Mantz will be responsi- ble for all the company's product development and engineering- related activities. He comes to TeleSystems with more than 13 years of experience in the field of telecommunications. Most recently, he served as the di- rector of ITT's Defense Communi- cations Division, located in San Diego. He has also held manage- rial and technical positions with ITT's Advanced Technology Cen- ter, Stromberg Carlson, Bell Tele- phone Laboratories, and Duncan Electric Corporation. COMSAT TeleSystems, located in Northern Virginia, designs, manufacturers, markets, and pro- vides worldwide service and sup- port for a complete line of ad- vanced analog and digital signal processing equipment and systems. Kearfott Gets $3.5-Million Navy Contract For Trident Engineering Services Singer Company, Kearfott Divi- sion, Little Falls, N.J., has been awarded a $3,481,000 cost-plus- fixed-fee level of effort contract for engineering services in support of the Trident missile program. The Navy Strategic Systems Project Office, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. Gareth Thomas Appointed President Of Moore McCormack Bulk Transport Capt. Gareth J. Thomas has been named president of Moore McCormack Bulk Transport, Inc., a subsidiary of Moore McCormack Resources, Inc. He also has been appointed a member of the parent company's board of managers. Capt. Thomas joined MMBT in 1979 as vice president, with re- sponsibility for tanker and LNG operations. Prior to then he had been with the Royal Shell Group, both at sea and in shoreside man- agement positions. AOTOS Award Recipient Mario Biaggi Urges Maritime Unity Citing a "growing sense of frus- tration" in the lack of a unified ap- proach to the revitalization of America's maritime industry, Rep. Mario Biaggi of New York has urged the personal intervention of AFL-CIO president Lane Kirk- land to provide the leadership in this area. The Congressman made his re- marks at the New York Hilton where he was awarded one of the maritime industry's most presti- gious honors, the Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Award, pre- sented on behalf of maritime labor and industry by United Seamen's Service. The award is given for distinguished service to the mari- time sector. Speaking before some 600 in- dustry leaders, Mr. Biaggi, who is chairman of the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, said he made the appeal in a letter dis- patched earlier to Mr. Kirkland, who was the 1982 recipient of the AOTOS Award and who is a Mas- ter Mariner and member of the In- ternational Organization of Mas- ters, Mates & Pilots, AFL-CIO. A native of New York, Mr. Biaggi was elected to the House of Representatives in 1968 and has won re-election ever since. In his most recent return to the House he won 91 percent of the vote. He is the 15th recipient of the AOTOS Award and the sixth government representative to be so honored. contains information on parts and service, including a free 800 num- ber action line. To obtain a copy of GEA 11250A, Write 99 on Reader Service Card Wittlen Appointed Vice President At Trans Freight Elliot Wittlen has been named vice president-administrative proj- ects for Trans Freight Lines. The announcement was made by Roger Giacometti, executive vice presi- dent-finance. Mr. Whittlen has been with Trans Freight for the past six years, and was formerly vice president-accounting. At AOTOS Award presentation are (L to R): dinner chairman Shannon J. Wall, president of Na- tional Maritime Union of America, AFL-CIO; Charles I. Hiltzheimer, AOTOS general chairman and presenter of the award, former chairman of Sea-Land Industries Investments, Inc.; 1983 AOTOS recipient Rep. Mario Biaggi of New York; and Capt. Robert J. Lowen, president of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, AFL-CIO, who served as chairman of the AOTOS National Committee comprised of maritime leaders in industry, labor, and government. 36 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
