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Stocker Succeeds Rice As President of Shipbuilders Council John J. Stocker, formerly vice president of the Shipbuilders Coun- cil of America, has been elected president. He succeeds M. Lee Rice, who had been president since July 1983. Mr. Stocker has been an officer of the Council since August 1982. Prior to joining the SCA, he served in the Office of the Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). He also has held posi- tions within the Navy Department, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Congressional Research Office. He is a graduate of Duke University and pursued grad- uate studies at Cornell University. OMNITHRUSTER® Thrust Is Forwards And Sideways And Backwards 465 USS POINT LOMA (AGDS-21 Provides Tracking. T elemetry. and Range Safety Support for Testing of Submarine- Launched Ballistic Missiles; also Deep-Div ing Submersibles. OMNITHRUSTER SYSTEM: MARK II SERIES JT1100-TD 1000HP. Vertical llnti for Bnu. Horizontal for Stern; with Thrust Directors and 2000A Controls • Thrusts Underway » Thrusts While Pitching » No Reversing Impeller to Change Directions » Minimum Buoyancy Loss » Smaller Hull Penetration » Fuel Savings OMNITHRUSTER DOES IT ALL! • Thrusts with nozzles out of water in rough seas: vertical systems only. • No protrusions ... no change in hull shape. I Small nozzles reduce drag . . . save fuel and passage time. I Easily retrofitted. Micro Processor Control System, Model 1200A with gyro input . . . holds vessel's heading. System also accepts compatible NAV AIDS fore aft and slow speed propulsion and positioning. PV JT1 100. 1000HP MODULAR THRUSTER SYSTEM . . . MODULE THRUSTER OMNITHRUSTER ship control systems* utilize individual module thrusters of up to 3000 HP in any combination to produce desired forward or laterail net thrust. Prime movers for the Modular Thruster System may be electric, hydraulic or diesel powered in conjunction with manual/automatic or integrated control networks. ADVANTAGES FOR LARGE VESSELS . . . • Incremental Thrust Capability • Multiple Module Reliability • Easily Retrofitted or Installed in New Construction • Minimum Maintenance "Covered by U.S. and Foreign Patents. OMNITHRUSTER INC. 9515 Sorensen Avenue, Dept. 96 Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 213/802-1818 Telex 194265 OMNI SFES Cable Address Omnithrust Circle 189 on Reader Service Card Battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) as she appeared prior to mothballing at Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1958. Navy Awards Ingalls $221.8 Million For Battleship Modernization The U.S. Navy recently exercised a $221.8-million contract option with Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Miss., for the reactivation and modernization of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64). The option is part of a contract awarded to the shipyard earlier, and is in addition to the $1 million received at that time to beginning the planning work for the conver- sion. The Wisconsin's reactivation, uti- lizing employees from the ship- yard's existing work force, will com- bine overhaul of ship systems and equipment with installation of new weaponry, electronics, and auxiliary systems. The contract will help sta- bilize employment levels at Ingalls; during peak periods the program will involve some 2,000 workers. The ship was towed from Phila- delphia to Avondale Shipyards near New Orleans in August. There she will undergo drydocking and work on the exterior hull and propulsion equipment under subcontract to In- galls. She will be towed to Pascagou- la near the end of this year for com- pletion of the major portion of the reactivation by Ingalls. Redelivery to the fleet is scheduled for the lat- ter part of 1988. 26 CISERV NORFOLK TO REPRESENT ALPHA DIESEL ON U.S. EAST COAST: Ciserv Norfolk, Inc., Norfolk, Va., a company specializing in diesel work onboard ships in port or at sea, has been appointed to represent Alpha Diesel of Frederikshavn, Denmark, on the U.S. East Coast. Alpha Diesel, a division of M.A.N.-B&W Diesel, AS, Copenhagen, has built marine engines since 1898, and is known for propulsion systems based on M.A.N.-B&W marine engine design. Ciserv Norfolk, Inc. is a subsidiary of Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. (Norshipco) and Ciserv, AB of Gothenburg, Sweden. The company is part of a worldwide network of diesel service stations. Pictured are, left to right: Henrik Rosenberg, vice pres- ident and general manager, Alpha Diesel; Rolf Wallberg, president, Ciserv Norfolk; and Carl Erik Schmidt, senior sales manager, Alpha Diesel. An Alpha Diesel propulsion system sits in the background. For free literature, Circle 30 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
