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air supported ships for almost two decades. He has led the successful development and introduction of the LCAC (Landing Craft, Air Cushion) which is the basis for the modernization of the U.S. Navy am- phibious landing forces, and most recently the technological break- through leading to the Navy's selec- tion of an air supported MSH. Bell designs are built at the Bell Halter shipyard, a company owned by Bell Aerospace Textron and Halter Ma- rine, Inc. Gerard M. McAllister 1910-1984 Gerard M. McAllister, retired executive vice president and general counsel of McAllister Brothers Inc. of New York City, one of the largest towing and marine transportation companies in the world, died recent- ly at his home in Avon, Conn. He was 74 years old and also lived in Lost Tree, Fla. Mr. McAllister was one of 10 children of James P. McAllister, the eldest son of Capt. James P. McAllister who founded the fami- ly company and put the first McAl- lister tugboat to work in New York Harbor in 1864. Mr. McAllister, who joined the family company in 1936 and retired in 1974, was born in Brooklyn and graduated from Georgetown Uni- versity and Fordham Law School. Before joining the company he was a partner in the law firm of Dow & McAllister. He was a former direc- tor of the New York Board of Trade, and a past chairman of the marine division of the Board's transporta- tion section. Mr. McAllister is survived by his wife, Claire Tierney McAllister; a daughter, Jered Ann Lynch; two sons, Peter B. and Steven M.; three sisters, Isabel Etzel, Joan Smith, and Justine Roach; a broth- er, James P.; and nine grandchil- dren. Marinette Marine Awarded $23 Million To Build Seven More Patrol Boats Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wise., has been awarded a contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for the construction of seven additional Yard Patrol Craft (YP). Total value of the latest award is approximately $23 million. The seven-vessel option is a part of a previously awarded contract for the construction of six YPs that MMC received in August 1984. These craft will be utilized at the Naval Academy in Annapolis for instruction of midshipmen in sea- manship, navigation, and marine engineering disciplines. The YPs are of wood hull construction with alu- minum superstructure. They have an overall length of 108 feet, beam of 22 feet 9 inches, and full-load January 15, 1985 draft of 5 feet 9 inches. Contract delivery date for the first vessel is April 1987. Moran Container Services Expands Routes To Include Philadelphia And Baltimore Moran Towing Services Compa- ALABAMA — Mobile Kamil Ship Supply CALIFORNIA-San Francisco Cordes Bros — Wilmington J M Costello Supply Co Inc FLORIDA—Tampa Bonanm SHip Supply. Inc — Miami Ocean Ship Supply —Jacksonville Weedon Engineering Co GEORGIA—Savannah Southern Marine Supply Co . Inc LOUISIANA-New Orleans Marine Sales, Inc MAINE—Portland Chase Leavitt & Co , Inc MARYLAND—Baltimore Tate Engineering, Inc. MASSACHUSETTS- Boston Klausen Gestby Co NEW JERSEY-Linden Beacon Packing & Equipment Co., Ltd OREGON —Portland American Pacific Corporation PENNSYLVANIA—Philadelphia Philadelphia Ship Maintenance Co., Inc SOUTH CAROLINA—Charleston Southeastern Supply Co , Inc. TEXAS—Corpus Christi Gunderland Marine Supply, Inc — Houston Texas Marine & Industrial Supply Co. VIRGINIA—Norfolk Peltz Brothers, Inc. ny, a subsidiary company of Moran Towing and Transportation Co., Inc., has announced the expansion of its trade routes to Philadelphia and Baltimore. The company loaded the first cargo for this service in New York on January 4, 1985 at the Global Marine Terminal for Northern Shipping Terminal in Philadelphia and Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore. C0RD0B0N Leveling Compo DISTRIBUTORS on Avenue 212-875-6178 o Kuwait ,lies Co w L.L Circle Moran entered the feeder barge services in August 1984, operating between New York and Boston. The company's Barge 411, with a capac- ity of 748 TEUs is the largest LO/LO container barge now sailing under the American flag. Additional routes and barges will be added to the service by the company as cus- tomers' needs and market condi- tions dictate. THOUSANDS OF REPAIR JOBS QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY STANDARD KIT For Ocean Going Vessels JUNIOR KIT For Harbor Craft CORDOBOND REPAIR KITS CONTAIN ALL THE COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT SEA Packed in sturdy Navy type refillable metal containers. MARINE REPAIR KITS SEND FOR LIST OF CONTENTS AND LITERATURE Over 6000 ocean going vessels carry our standard repair kits. Cordo- bond is not affected by water, oil, gasoline, etc. It does not corrode. It eliminates costly gas freeing. 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THAILAND—Bangkok Kiart Hiran Engineering Ltd., Partnership VIRGIN ISLANDS—St. Croix Virgin Islands Marketing Corporation WEST GERMANY—Hamburg Van Lessen & Punt Gmbh WEST INDIES—Trinidad R. Landry & Company, Ltd. 29 1 Standard Res ~L _r Mi SO 382 Ham Phon WASHINGTC May & Sr ARABIAN GU Industrial Services & Water Boxes Ventilators Machinery Castings Stacks Ducts Pumps Pipes Sea Valves and Chests Condenser Covers Tanks, Bulkheads and Decks Cooler Heads Tail Shafts Shell Plating Etc. Froren Pipes, etc. First proven under the most difficult conditions by the Navy, the Cordobond Strong-Back Method offers a fast and easy method of repair both aboard ship and ashore. Applied quickly by ship or maintenance personnel, Cordobond Strong- Back products are used extensively for repairing and lining: BEFORE The Cordobond Strong-Back Components, when used according to directions, will repair anything from a pin hole to a complete break with a patch of great strength that clings tenaciously and lastingly. AFTER
