Jacksonville Shipyards

Navy Will Award $4-Million Carrier Work to Commercial Ship Repair Firms

AUGUST 1965

Buys

Aerojet Facility

-0 - Also Takes Over Shipyard At Charleston, S. C. YOUR GATEWAY It TO THE SOUTHEAST

JACKSONVILLE POPULATION: A metropolitan city of 560,000 persons, largest seaport on the South Atlantic range. TRANSPORTATION: O nly Southern port served by Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast, Seaboard and Southern Railways; all major truck and air lines. FINANCE: Home of three oldest and largest Florida bank groups. Insurance capital of the south. INDUSTRY: 20 miles of industrial harbor along 34-ft. channel, soon to be deepened to 38 ft.

“Your Key To Southeastern Markets” JACKSONVI LLE PORT AUTHORITY Write or telephone: DAVE RAWLS, Managing Director, Port Authority Docks, 2701 Talleyrand Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32206, P. 0. Box 3005, Telephone: ELgin 6-1971, TWX: JK 68, Cable: JAXPORT including 25,000 square feet of processing area. From 250 to 300 persons will be em- ployed by the firm to process a total of 150,000 pounds of frozen shrimp daily. The freezer warehouse will have capacity to store 2,000,000 pounds of shrimp.

REAL COMFORT

CONVENIENT

HOTELS

IN JACKSONVILLE &HotelMayflower * Ho telJefferson Ground was broken for the Brownsville shrimp plant by L. C. Ringhaver. Attending, (l-r) were Adolph Brooks, Ringhaver, Sydney Herndon, Don Sahlman, W. Boudreaux and J. C. Fergu- son (not shown.)

National Shrimp Processors was organ- COMMERCIAL CHEMISTS INC. ized last April by 75 shrimp fleet operators P. O . Box 6 7 6 6 in Texas and Florida who have about 500 Jacksonville, Florida Ringhaver Builds trawlers working in the Gulf of Mexico. Sidney E. Herndon of Corpus Christi is president of the firm. He bought the Trawl- JV .F.P.A . Processing Plant er “'Southern Princess” christened June 19 Certified Marine Chemists by Mrs. Haydon Burns to become the 1200th shrimp trawler launched by Ring- For Gulf Shrimp haver at his Diesel Engine Sales Inc. yard SONIC THICKNESS GAUGING in St. Augustine. non-destructive, fast Other officials of National Shrimp Proc- and accurate essors include Virgil Versaggi, vice presi-

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS dent; Adolph Brooks, assistant treasurer, A $750,000 shrimp processing plant—the and Wallace Boudreaux, director— all of RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTIONS most modern in the industry—is being Brownsville. Lionel T. Hodgson is general welds, pipes, castings, etc. built here by L. C. Ringhaver of St. Augus- manager of the plant. tine, Fla., for lease to National Shrimp Ground-break ceremonies for the freezer ANALYTICAL & CONSULTING Processors, Inc., which will begin marketing and processing plant were conducted June SERVICES frozen shrimp under its own brand names. 29. A second plant is planned for construc- The plant is located on a 10-acre tract Phone 356-0751 tion in Florida at a later date. and will be 100 feet wide by 425 feet long,

ALL GRADES BUNKER FUEL ~~ DIESEL EQUIPPED BARGES PETROLEUM COMPANY, [A S T E R N SE A B O A R D INC. 6531 EVERGREEN AVENUE * JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA * ELGIN 5-9676 * CABLE: EASTPET

Jacksonville Seafarer august i 9 6 5 1 President D. A. Watts, Vice-President-Florida, Strachan Shipping Company Vice-President E. L. Boucheile, Jacksonville Shipyards JACKS NVILLE Secretary-T reasurer Spencer Robinson, Pres., Buccaneer Line

Directors Floyd Cagle, James W. Coppedge, President, Diesel Ship- building Company Dr. Wayland T. Coppedge, Vice President, Flor- ida Tow ing Corp. David W. Jackson, President, Jackson Marine Sales, Inc. % Martin E. Kirwin, President, Jacksonville Ship- yards S. W. Marshall, Jr., Secretary. Commodores Point Terminal Corp. Vol. 14 August, 1965 No. 8 Carl R. Opper, Vice President & Treasurer, Southern Shipping Co. David A. Howard, Editor Kenyon Parsons, Insuror, Kenyon Parsons & Co. Gray C. Ramsaur, Attorney Jacksonville SEAFARER is published on the first day of each month by Howard Publications, L. C. Ringhaver, President, Ring Power Corpora- tion and Diesel Engine Sales, Inc. Inc., 218 West Church St., Jacksonville 2, Florida, USA. Accepted as Controlled Circulation Pub- Willard F. Walter, lication at Jacksonville, Florida. Subscription, $5 per year with FLORIDA JOURNAL of COM- William M. White, Asst. Vice President, Barnett MERCE. Telephone ELgin 5-2601. National Bank

Leadership in Public Service

T he past 30 days have been packed with more action involving- the Port of Jacksonville —and its progress—than we have been used to witnessing. Inexorably, the tempo of events seems to be catapulting Jacksonville into a position of unchallenged dominance among the ports and commercial centers of the Southeastern United States. The Seafarer is especially proud that so many of our Board of Directors have been in the middle of the action and, in fact, have been the leaders. It is because of their leadership that the magazine has been able to represent the Port of Jacksonville for the past decade, keeping our eye on the ultimate goal to establish this Port as one of the great cities of our nation and the world. Take a look at the action during the past 30 days and you get a fair notion of what members of our board are about: In his capacity as Chairman of the Jacksonville Port Authority, President D. A. Watts disclosed that discussions are underway with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to build a phosphate elevator here. This would be the second phosphate terminal in the port, matched by Occidental Corporation of Florida’s new facility at the former Gulf Oil Ter- minal. In his capacity as President of Jacksonville Shipyards, Director Martin E. Kirwin made two major announcements on the expansion of Jacksonville Shipyards—now one of the Big 4 in America. His substantial annual payroll for 2,350 skilled workers is believed to be the largest industrial payroll in Duval County. In his capacity as a public-spirited citizen, Director L. C. Ringhaver was named Chairman of the Canal Authority of Florida. He is also Vice President of the Florida Wa- terways Association—a statewide group which was organized after the Seafarer pointed out in September 1954 that the supporters of waterway development in Florida should band together and work as a team to develop an integrated waterway system serving all sections of Florida. In his capacity as a private business man, Director David W. Jackson has been involved in negotiations to bring a major new industry to the banks of the St. Johns River.

Working with such active leaders is a privilege which cannot be matched.

2 Jacksonville Seafarer august i 9 6 5 Propeller Club Hears Docks Generate Employment Plea For Cooperation On Pollution Problems

FA r. Gene Jones of Jacksonville Univer- Economic Survey Points To -L'sity, in a talk delivered to the Port of Jacksonville Propeller Club, offered the as- sistance of a future marine research facility at the school in solving the growing problem of pollution in the St. Johns River. In a plea directed at representatives of riverside industries who were present, Jones Need For Port Improvements said, “We can help you and you can help us.” He said the St. Johns is presently “noth- ing but a cesspool of industrial effluents” killing the life of the river. O peration of Jacksonville’s Talleyrand eluded improved mechanization of Port He said “sewage is less important (in the Docks & Terminals during 1964 gener- equipment, replacement of existing deterio- pollution problem) than industrial wastes” ated a combined direct and indirect revenue rated facilities, and the construction of addi- because the acid content of these wastes in excess of $150,000,000 for the communi- tional docks and new warehouses. “kills off the shellfish which thrive on sew- :y, according to an independent economic The report listed some typical industries age.” itudy recently completed by Jacksonville which might be attracted by such improve- Jones told of plans for JU’s first course University. ments. These included phosphate handling, in oceanography to be offered next Fall. The report, prepared by Professors Nor- petroleum processing, concrete and cement, He said that the school is in an ideal posi- nan E. Weir and Stuart W. McFarland, textile plants, fertilizer plants, salt process- tion for marine research due to its location Concluded that investments in Port improve- ing facilities, steel and other metal-working on the bank of the St. Johns. nent “would return in direct dollar benefits plants, barge construction and mainte- He noted that there is no such facility o the citizens of Duval County much in ex- nance—all in addition to the expansion of in this area at present and indicated that :ess of what would be invested.” present industries Of chemicals and paper the Mayport area would be an ideal spot It was established iby the study that each products. for the JU sponsored marine station. on of general cargo, such as paper predicts, coffee, steel, automobiles and food iroducts moved through the Port of Jack- Exporting? Importing? onville leaves $23.81 in the economy of Duval County. The report also showed that during the last 12 months, the operation of the Talley- and Docks & Terminals by the Jacksonville ’ort Authority provided employment for a otal of 10,026 persons in Jacksonville and Duval County. The study showed that only small portion of these jobs were actually seated along the waterfront, most of them This is the man at The This is the man at The This is the man at The eing located in offices and industrial plants Atlantic who can advise you Atlantic who can arrange Atlantic who can handle the tiroughout the county. on expanding your overseas banking connections for you financial needs of your im- markets. abroad. The Jacksonville University study was port or export transactions. mited to the Port Authority’s Talleyrand Docks & Terminals, which handle only 44 er cent of the port’s general cargo and four er cent ctf its bulk cargo. Each ton of bulk cargo, such as phos- hate rock, molasses, fertilizer material and etroleum products moved through the 'ort of Jacksonville leaves $4.58 in the conomy of Duval County, according to re study. This is the man at The This is the man at The This is the man at The In their summary, Professors Weir, eco- Atlantic who has the facts on Atlantic who can advise you Atlantic who can help you omics, and McFarland, marketing, wrote, domestic ports and shipping on governmental regulations solve almost any problem Port officials cannot now engage in sales facilities abroad. affecting foreign trade. you have in exporting or importing. romotion because they presently turn busi- His name is Bill Ott. Call him at 904 - 355-1711 or cable ATLANE. ess away, due to inadequate facilities. With ort improvements and a vigorous sales .^ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK romotion program, Port volurjie would ob- OF JACKSONVILLE MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION iously increase at a rapid rate.” '» v-ru Some of the Suggested improvements in- Organized. 1903 acksonville Seafarer august 1 9 65 3 REASON FOR DECISION is apparent from this aerial view of Mayport Carrier Base located at entrance to St. Johns River. Men stationed on carriers live in nearby subdivisions and will have an extra 120-days at home.

CARRIERS

WILL REPAIR

AT M AYPORT USS Saratoga (CV-60)

Contracts Expected Potential Type Ships Past Year 1965-66 1966-67 Attack aircraft carriers $2,000,000 $5,300,000 $12,000,000

Cruisers, destroyers 500,000 500,000 500,000

Service craft, oilers 400,000 400,000 400,000

Extra crew payoff here 4,000,000 12,000,000

from Buships that any Jacksonville yard T he attack aircraft carrier USS Saratoga when the news was announced July 22. There is some speculation that a similar which provided a dock for carriers would be (CV-60) will undergo $4,000,000 of policy will be followed for the carrier Shan- "way ahead” and that it could anticipate maintenance and technical work at its home gri-La next Fall if all goes well with work dry dock work due to the morale factor base of Mayport during the next six months. on the Saratoga. for men based at Mayport. The high cost Most of the work will be contracted to If the policy is followed for each of the of such dry docks has kept any commercial commercial yards (by Comdr. R. C. Rice, three big carriers home-based at Mayport yards from attempting to build one.) Navy Industrial Manager and Supervisor of just inside the mouth of the St. Johns River, Preliminary work plans for the Saratoga Shipbuilding at Jacksonville. it could mean an extra $10,000,000 of ship were not received until June 17, according It is about $3,300,000 more than would repair work for commercial yards in the to Capt. James S. Swope, Mayport’s com- have been let to commercial yards under manding officer. past Navy policy, which would have re- Southeast. “Mayport is not equipped to provide stean quired the Saratoga to spend an extra 120 During the past fiscal year, the Navy and power to carriers, only for destroyer; days away from homeport laid up in a Industrial Manager office in Jacksonville and slightly larger vessels,” he said. Tc northern Navy yard. awarded a total of about $2,900,000 of Repairs to the Saratoga will be accom- maintenance, voyage repair and technical meet a target date of July 23, a crash pro- plished at Mayport during a period of “re- contracts to commercial repair firms. gram was started a month earlier to obtair stricted availability.” The ship will continue Initial awards on the Saratoga included necessary steam and electrical equipment. to operate out of Mayport on carrier quali- $230,00 awarded to Jacksonville Shipyards Mayport hopes to provide the Saratog; fications. The actual work will only require and $160,000 to Aerojet-General Shipyard with about 40% of its normal electrical re four months working time. prior to its sale to Jacksonville Shipyards. quirements. The remainder will be supplier Capt. Jack M. James, Saratoga’s com- Commander Rice said additional contracts by the ship's emergency diesel generators. manding officer, initiated the request for the will be let as soon as specifications can be Rear Admiral Robert Goldthwaite, Com local repairs in order to allow an increase prepared. The work includes repairs to cata- mander Fleet Air, Jacksonville, said he i: in home port time for the officers and men. pults, ordnance, electronics, all types of ma- very pleased that Navy approval was giver The carrier returned July 12 from an chinery, piping and electrical systems. to perform the Saratoga’s work at Mayport eight month Mediterranean deployment and It does not include dry docking or con- “This is a significant step forward foi has spent 14 of the past 18 months away ventional overhaul work since the Jackson- Mayport,” he said, “and I am particularl; from Mayport. ville yards do not have graving or dry docks pleased that the Naval Station can providi Captain James said the new policy will large enough to accommodate the carriers this type of support with such short notice. give the Saratoga’s 3,000 officers and men and, because Navy policy requires such “Being able to accomplish the mainte an extra 120 days at home. overhaul'work to be done in Navy yards. nance and upkeep work in the Saratoga’: “News of the additional homeport time (Rear Admiral Ralph James, former Chief homeport will allow her officers and men ad has already provided a boost in the morale of the Navy’s Bureau of Ships, stated during titional time with their families,” the admira of both men and their families,” he said a visit to Jacksonville prior to his retirement said. “Over the past years, Atlantic Fleet at

4 Jacksonville Seafarer august i96 tack aircraft carriers have averaged 76 nights a year in their homeport. This problem has been aggravated for our Mayport WORLD-WIDE carriers due to the necessity for them to be in other ports for periods of restricted availability as well as periodic overhaul. MARINE INSURANCE "Performing this work at Mayport not only allows the ship to continue her routine LLOYDS & DOMESTIC operations, but also eases the burden on our Navy men and their families. “I hope that this plan can be followed for other Mayport carriers. (The Shangri-La and Franklin D. Roosevelt.)” Congressman Charles E. Bennett said, “The decision to have this work done in the Mayport area is not only a great break to the local economy in our area, from the in- creased payrolls and business advantages, but it is also a strong boost to the morale of all Navy personnel since they will be more readily accessible to their families and home DONALD A. BOLTON & CO. communities in this way. For many years I JACKSONVILLE * FT. LAUDERDALE • MIAMI have been trying to increase the opportunity OF AM ER ICA for this sort of thing and this is the best breakthrough we have ever had.”

Jacksonville Seafarer august i96 5 Jacksonville S hipyards

Buys

Aerojet Facility

By David A. Howard

T acksonville Shipyards became one of the Big 4 ship repair J yards in America August 2 when it acquired Aerojet-Gen- eral shipyard located just across the river in Jacksonville. The purchase gave Jacksonville Shipyards a variety of nice things:

• 5 largest dry docks on the South Atlantic Coast, two of them up to 20,000 ton capacity.

• $27,000,000 order book—largest between Pascagoula and Newport News.

• Ideal positions from which to bid on Navy repair work at Mayport, Fla., and Charleston, S. C.

Greater flexibility to accommodate ship owners.

Coming less than two weeks after acquisition of Charles- ton Shipyards on July 15, the announced purchase of the Aerojet yard (effective August 2) demonstrated that Jack- Jacksonville Shipyards President Martin E. sonville Shipyards is in a healthy condition. Kirwin’s reading of the announcement (top photo) was interrupted by a rebel yell from Jacksonville Shipyards President Martin E. Kirwin an- Vice President James C. Merrill (left). More nounced the Aerojet acquisition at a “progress meeting” for serious expressions were resumed (lower photo) as newsmen asked questions. Shown his yard officials, superintendents and foremen on Friday, are Clarence I. Stephens, Vice President of July 23. Charleston Division; Kirwin; E. L. Lippert, Vice President-Finance, and James Walker, The announcement, greeted with a rebel yell from Vice General Superintendent of all Jacksonville President James C. Merrill, came as a complete surprise. Divisions. Jacksonville Seafarer august i 9 6 This June 24 aerial photo shows the main Jacksonville Shipyard on East Bay Street (foreground) and the Aerojet facility, now known as the Southside Division, across the river. The oceanographic research ships Oceanographer” and ‘“Discoverer” are being fitted out near right side of Southside yard. New construction area is between yard and electric generating plant on the left. Maxwell House coffee plant is in lower right of photo.

Kirwin announced:

“Two and a half years ago, we started the formation of a team at this yard. This team, of which each of you is an important member, through its own concerted ef- forts, has now become a real high-powered organization which has progressed to the point where an expansion program is now not only possible, but highly desirable. “The first step in this program was accomplished on July 15th when we opened and started operating our Charleston Division. “Today, we are gathered here for the purpose of an- nouncing another phase of this program. “During the past week, we completed negotiations and finalized an agreement for the acquisition of the property

and facilities of Aerojet-General Shipyards. Kirwin (center) got his first “working” look at the Southside “This agreement becomes effective on August 2, at yard with Aerojet’s L. W. Mullane (left) and G. G. Whipple (right) after the news was announced. Bow of white oceanographic ship which time we will commence operations. Aerojet-Gen- is shown in background.

Jacksonville Seafarer august i 9 6 5 7 James Walker — INVOLVED — General Superintendent Jacksonville Divisions 34 Acres 20,000-Ton Dry Dock 950 Employees

were approached by Aerojet.” From their headquarters in El Monte, Calif., Aerojet officials stated that the shipyard did not fulfill their expec- tations and that they “accepted what we considered a fair offer” from Jacksonville Shipyards. Kirwin said Jacksonville Shipyards expects to continue with new construction work which had become a major corporate objective of the Southside yard during its operation by Aerojet. The fact that Aerojet retained the new construction contracts, sub-contracting the work after August 2 to Jackson- ville Shipyards, indicates that Aerojet will assume any loss eral Shipyards will retain all of their new construction which may develop as a result of its past bidding. contracts and we will physically complete the work for Aerojet will retain a suite of offices on the second floor them. This addition of this very excellent facility with its of the Southside Division administration building until the potential for new construction as well as repair will he a new construction jobs are delivered. very valuable asset to our growing organization. Major items of new construction at the Southside Divi- “It will he identified as Jacksonville Shipyards, South- sion are the oceanographic research ships Oceanographer side Division. and Discoverer, each 303 ft. in length, the Mt. Mitchell at “Jacksonville Shipyards, as you all know, is a wholly- 231 ft., a 220 ft. research ship, and four liquified ammonia owned subsidiary of Commodores Point Terminal Corpo- barges measuring 298 ft. each. ration, of which Mr. W. R. Lovett is President.” Contracted, but not begun, are four additional barges and a fifth oceanographic ship. The facility was the sucessful bidder for more than 90% Kirwin, who became president of Jacksonville Shipyards of the oceanographic ship construction underway in the on October 1, 1963, when the yard adopted the trade name United States today. ‘Jacksonville Shipyards,” expressed his appreciation to the The physical facilities at the Southside Division include staff which had enabled the yard to emerge as the dominant 25 acres of owned land, 16 acres of leased property, a 20,000 shipyard in the Southeast at a time when many yards were ton capacity steel dry dock identical to that in the main yard shutting their gates. on the north back of the river, an 11,000-ton capacity wooden “I want to express my sincere thanks to you for the co- dock, and the new construction yard. The new construction operation which has made all this possible and to again ask yard is served by four gantry cranes and an overhead crane you to assume the additional burdens which will be placed hoist. upon you with the same spirit which you have shown in the Aerojet had developed plans to erect a mammoth shelter past,” Kirwin said. over the construction ways to permit work to progress un- Merrill had already expressed his feelings with a strong affected by the weather. Kirwin has made no decision rebel yell, but Kirwin called upon each of his officers to ad- whether to proceed with this plan. dress the staff. Aerojet carried a payroll of about 950 men in July, com- Immediately after the announcement, Kirwin and the of- pared with about 1,400 men in Jacksonville Shipyards. ficers crossed the river to visit L. W. Mullane, Group Vice Kirwin said total employment will continue at that level. President of Aerojet-General Corporation, and start making Sam Boulineau has been appointed superintendent of detail plans for the start of operations August 2. production for the new Southside Division. Formerly, he Mullane was Aerojet’s representative in the week-long has been night superintendent of the main yard on East negotiation which preceded the purchase. Jacksonville Ship- Bay Street. yards was represented by Kirwin, Vice President-Finance Boulineau will report directly to Walker, general super- E. L. Lippert and Secretary Edward McCarthy, attorney. intendent of all the Jacksonville divisions, and his new as- No announcement was made of the purchase price and sistent, Corris. “none is anticipated,” Kirwin said. Kirwin said that a full organization chart for the entire He did say that the negotiations were started after “we firm will be announced soon.

8 Jacksonville Seafarer august i965 Jacksonville Shipyards Take Over

Charleston Shipyard as a Division

\ t a time when most shipyards are pulling in their horns, ing 10 vessels being serviced at the yard due to the strike. - Jacksonville Shipyards has spread its wings and taken Kirwin wasted no time in getting the Charleston Di- in the former Charleston Shipyards located at Charleston, vision into operation. S. C. Announcement of the Charleston move came at noon Martin E. Kirwin, president of Jacksonville Shipyards, July 14 when newspapers there learned that a South Caro- will also serve as president of the Charleston yard, to oper- lina corporation had just been chartered under the name ate under the corporate name: Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc., Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc., Charleston Division. Charleston Division. Early the next morning, the White Stack Towing Com- Clarence I. Stephens, formerly general superintendent pany tug M. B. Coppedge arrived at the Charleston ward for at Jacksonville, has been moved to Charleston as Vice Presi- minor overhaul and repair work. dent-Operations there. Kirwin is president of Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc., Char- His former assistant, James A. Walker, has moved up to leston Division, as well as Jacksonville Shipyards in Jack- the position of general superintendent of the parent yard. sonville. James Corris has been brought in from Bethlehem Steel’s The property on which the Charleston yard is located Hoboken yard as assistant general superintendent at Jack- will be sub-leased from Commodores Point Terminal Corpo- sonville. ration—parent firm of Jacksonville Shipyards. The Charleston yard had shut down on June 15 with two Other officers of the South Carolina corporation Include ships stranded on dry dock. E. L. Lippert of Jacksonville, Vice President-Finance; Capt. At the time it closed, personnel from Jacksonville Ship- Leonhard Andersen, Vice President-Government contracts; yards were called in to complete work on the two vessels. Henry W. Cornell Jr., Treasurer; T. E. Pedersen, Secretary, Kirwin assigned Stephens as head of the team which worked and Peter D. deLuca, Assistant Secretary. on the ships. Kirwin explained that “an emergency situation existed in the Charleston yard at the time it was shut clown June 15 South Atlantic Line and it required the immediate attention of a large and relia- Fast Regular Service ble ship repair firm to maintain the facility and complete work on the two ships on dock. Despite a large volume of U. S. South A tla n tic Ports work in our main yard, we accepted the request for assist- to ance and dispatched the team headed by Stephens to Char- Ireland leston to complete the work.” “During the period in which we were there,” Kirwin United Kingdom added, “we had an opportunity to examine the Charleston Continental Europe facility in detail. Modern C-2 type cargo vessels “We realized that there was an excellent potential for a major ship repair facility at Charleston when placed under Will call at Baltic and Scandinavian Ports when sufficient cargo is offered the management of a strong, going concern such as our own in Jacksonville.” Head Office Kirwin noted that the Charleston yard has only one dry dock with a lifting capacity of only 8,500 displacement tons—compared with a lifting capacity of 20,000 tons on United States Lines Co. the largest of the dry docks in Jacksonville Shipyard’s main One Broadway, New York, Digby 4-2840 plant. General Agents: “Nevertheless,” he added, “we hope to bring the Charles- ton yard up proportionately to what we have done in Jack- Strachan Shipping Co. sonville. The facility is not as large, but we expect to ex- New York, 17 Battery Place BO 9-6263 pand upon it.” Wilmington, N. C., Wilmington Shipping Co. RO 3-7333 To bring the Charleston Division up to the work load in Charleston, Carolina Shipping Co. RA 3-6485 S a v a n n a h , S a v a n n a h B. & T. Bldg. the main Jacksonville yard will be quite a feat. AD 4-6671 Jacksonville, Florida National Bank Bldg. EL 6-0711 During the two weeks prior to setting up the Charleston Atlanta, Healey Bldg. JA 3-3313 Division (effective July 15), Jacksonville Shipyards was en- Memphis, Cotton Exchange Bldg. JA 6-5135 gaged in contract work on 24 ships at one time—not count- St. Louis, Paul Brown Bldg. CE 1-3389

Jacksonville Seafarer august i965 9 "Bill" Hunt Retires From Commerce Post illiam T. Hunt retired July 16, bring- Wing to a close four years as director of the Jacksonville field office of the U. S. Department of Commerce and 20 years service with the department. The first 16 were spent as director of the Michigan field office in Detroit, The Jacksonville office was left in charge of Bruce Curry, popular young staff as- North American International containers on pad at Talleyrand Docks and Terminals attract the attention of Mrs. Jerry Cahill and sistant whom Hunt hopes will be assigned Mrs. Maggi Murray (right), secretaries to Managing Director Dave as his permanent successor. Curry is serving Rawls. now in an acting capacity. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt left immediately after retirement to move to their new home at Sun City Center, Fla., then to commence Port Authority Moves Record a round-the-world air-sea cruise July 28. The leisurely trip will take them to Kash- mir, Nepal, Afghanistan and numerous other countries, returning to Florida next 621,268 Tons of Cargo in Year February. A native of Clarksville, Ark., Hunt was reared in Oklahoma Indian territory. His Great Southern Land & Paper is an ex- father and five brothers were all lawyers, A spurt of activity during late Spring en- porter of linerboard and selected Jackson- one brother serving several terms on the abled the Jacksonville Port Authority ville as its southern port of operations after Oklahoma Supreme Court until his death. to close the year with a record 621,268 tons analysis of services available at each of the Hunt attended George Washington Uni- of cargo handled over its Talleyrand Docks major Southeastern ports, according to Dave versity, helping pay his way by serving as and Terminals. Rawls, Managing Director of the Port Au- doorkeeper for the House of Representa- This figure does not include movements thority. tives. After Army service in World War I, over the leased facilities of Sea-Land Serv- he went to work for Sinclair Pipeline Com- ice, Inc., whose container services to and This company’s export shipments will be pany in Oklahoma and Texas; later serving from New York, Puerto Rico, Houston and added to the 145,043 tons of linerboard and as U. S. consul in Barbados; western sales the West Coast would push the total to still paper products shipped over Talleyrand and production manager for Consolidated higher levels. Docks and Terminals during the previous Products Co. of Chicago, export manager Chairman D. A. Watts reported that the 12 months. for Consolidated; district manager for Dodge Spring traffic virtually eliminated losses suf- North American International, Inc., is Bros, in Missouri and Kansas; employment fered during the 49-day longshore strike the world-wide container service of North with Ralston Purina Company in St. Louis; earlier this year. American Van Lines and has headquarters followed by his tenure with the Depart- As the fiscal year closed, the Port Au- in Naw Haven, Conn. ment of Commerce. thority drew in two new shipping customers Jacksonville will become North Ameri- Hunt was co-leader of the first official which will substantially increase the volume can’s central depot for containers serving trade mission sent by the Department to a of traffic in the next 12 months. These large the entire Southeast, Rawls said. Next clos- foreign country in 1954-55. He has since new customers are Great Southern Land & est ports to be used by the company are Paper Company of Cedar Springs, Ga., and served on numerous official and unofficial Philadelphia and New Orleans. groups interested in foreign trade. North American International, Inc.

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10 J a c k s o n v i l l e Seafarer august i 9 6 s TALLEYRAND DOCKS & TERMINALS

1st Full Year Operation

INBOUND TONNAGE* Tons OUTBOUND TONNAGE* Tons

Steel and wire 49,495 Linerboard & paper 145,043 Nails 724 Fullers earth & clay 1,811 | Canned goods 3,422 Scrap iron & metals 1,713 Fertilizer 514 Insecticides 1,126 I Glass 768 Naval stores 2,811 Alcoholic beverages 1,575 Logs & lumber 663 Lumber & plywood 916 Machinery & parts 429 Tobacco 1,700 Automobiles & busses 55 Marble & granite 267 Feed 281 Automobiles 4,948 Honey 149 Peat moss 609 Tallow 6,050 Frozen foods 318 Rags 551 Bananas 24,291 Canned goods 68 1 Potatoes 9,428 Miscellaneous 4,163 Green coffee 67,809 TOTAL Blackstrap molasses 4,370 164,919 Miscellaneous 7,704 Petroleum products 277,482

Total 456^349 '’Excludes Sea-Land Service Tonnages

North American is not a newcomer to Reid Smith, assistant traffic manager for Terminals, now known as Talleyrand Docks Jacksonville. Great Southern, has been in charge of ar- & Terminals and operated by the Authority. For several years, North American In- rangements for shipping through Jackson- Port Authority Chairman D. A. Watts ternational containers have been used to ville. He said, “The Port Authority, Mr. delivered a check for $1,540,000 to Earl import Volkswagen auto parts and supplies Rawls, and officials of the Atlantic Coast Morgan, assistant city treasurer, as full in substantial volume from Germany to Line Railroad could not have been more payment for the principal due, and a check Brundage Motors, Inc., the VW distributor cooperative.” in the amount of $10,166.67 as full pay- for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Great Southern, which recently merged ment of the interest due. (The firm name was recently changed to with Great Northern, has recently doubled The Authority made provisions for pay- Volkswagen Southeastern.) its plant capacity to 2,000 tons daily pro- ment of this indebtedness in the issuance of The familiar red 8x8x8 containers are duction. its $4,850,000 Revenue and Refunding returned to Europe filled with U. S. goods Bonds June 3. or household shipments. The debt had existed since August 12, North American owns 26,000 of the con- 1963, when, in compliance with the State tainer units and will move approximately Port Authority Pays law creating the Authority, the City of 2,500 through the Port Authority’s Talley- Jacksonville transferred to the Authority rand Docks and Terminals during their first Off City For Docks the physical properties of the Municipal year of operation, according to NAI Repre- Docks & Terminals, and the Authority de- sentative Marvin Bauer. The Jacksonville Port Authority com- livered to the City in payment therefor The Port Authority is paving an assembly pleted payment to the City of Jacksonville Revenue Bonds in the amount of $1,540, area to store and distribute the units. July 1 for the former Municipal Docks & 000.

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Jacksonville august 1965 Seafarer 11 He predicts this figure will jump to 33,- 000 for the same 38 state area in 1965, and will peak-out at about 82,000 for 1966 when U. S. demand is expected to level-off. Potter, whose home-base is Chapel Hill, North Carolina, envisions 2,000 Suzuki dealers within the territorial United States by the time this peak is reached. He gave three reasons for Suzuki’s success in the U. S.: • Economy of operation characteristic of light-weight motorcycles. • “New concept of family fun” associ- ated with light-weight models in place of the “black leather jacket” image evoked by the heavier cycles. • “Japanese engineering and quality control which has contributed greatly to the dependability of these machines.” Potter said Suzuki is the second largest seller internationally and hopes to capture Manager Bob Richard and Cyclist Sonny Gager stand with cycle and trophy in front of Suzuki East office. third place in the U. S. lightweight motorcycle sales by 1966. U. S. Suzuki first made inroads into the American lightweight market in California Jacksonville Firm Plays Major Role and Florida and then moved up the west coast and penetrated the Southeast. Having recently developed New England, they are In Motorcycle Import Boom now experiencing a boom in the Great Lakes Area. rphe largest single shipment of motorcy- Suzuki Motor Company, Ltd., to establish The company was formed in 1909 in Ja- J- cles going through the Port of Jack- U. S. Suzuki in 1963. pan by Michio Suzuki. It was originally sonville to this date, arrived aboard the car- LeRoy Potter, Southeastern District Man- known as Suzuki Loom works and was re- go-liner “Laomedon” at Commodore’s Point ager for U. S. Suzuki, places Suzuki East organized in 1920 into the Suzuki Loom June 21. sales at “around 11,000 units in 1964.” The Blue Sea Line vessel left Sh:mizu, Japan, May 14 with the 1,538 Suzuki motorcycles which were scheduled for distribu- Going North, South, East or West? tion throughout the eastern United States by K, Jacksonville based Suzuki East, division of U. S. Suzuki Motor Corporation. Strachan Shipping Company, operators I of Commodore’s Point Terminals, serve as Jacksonville agents for Blue Sea Line, which operates a fleet of round-the-world ships making twice monthly trips for Blue Sea between Japan and Jacksonville, in tne only regularly scheduled service between these points. Suzuki East, one-year old last February, supplies over 650 dealers spread throughout 38 eastern states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and South America. It is a division of U. S. Suzuki Motor Corporation which has two other warehouse-distribution points in the U. S. —• one near its home Office in Santa Ana, Califor- nia, and the other in Portland, Oregon. In response to a boom in light-weight FOR CLEAR SAILING GO motorcycle sales in the Great Lakes area, TO BARNETT FIRST U. S. Suzuki has recently completed a warehouse in Chicago which will serve much of • LETTERS OF CREDIT the area presently under Suzuki East. • FOREIGN TRANSFERS The result will be to limit the Florida firms’ distribution area to seven or eight • COLLECTIONS BARNETT southern states, the Caribbean and the Latin • CREDIT INFORMATION NATIONAL BANK OF JACKSONVILLE Americas. Cable NATBANK MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION It was the sudden and continuing surge AREA CODE 305 • ELGIN 3-2061 • BANKWIRE ABAR in the lightweight motorcycle market in America a few years ago that led Japan’s

12 Jacksonville Seafarer august i 9 6 5 Blue Sea Line's MS Laomedon discharged a record 1,538 motorcycles at Commodores Point Terminal. Part of crated shipment was in- spected by Richard Bell of Strachan Shipping Co., local agents for Blue Sea Line.

Four major importers of Japanese steel cargoes at Jacksonville were among guests at a recent reception aboard Blue Sea Line’s MS Bali. (L-R) Capt. B. Erickson; strachan Local Manager R. B. Burroughs; and importers Victor Zambetti; Max Kornwebel, president of Mannes- mann Export; Paul Jones, of Mitsui; and Robert Maglich, Jacksonville manager of Mannesmann Export. Mfg. Co., Ltd. the present president, Shunzo Suzuki. A zuoka, Japan. Branch offices are located in In 1952 a recession in the textile industry modernization program was begun at this Brussels, Santa Ana and Singapore. caused a drastic change in the character of time which included company sponsored President of Jacksonville-based Suzuki the business. A bike motor was developed participation in motorcycle racing around East is Robert King, who also heads Florida and placed on sale. the world. Suzuki holds many world titles Cycle Supply, another Jacksonville firm. In June, 1954, the company name was in racing. Suzuki East is divided into two major changed to the Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd., in- Suzuki’s capital assets in 1964 were departments. Bob Richards is manager of dicating a complete commitment to the 4,500,000 yen (Equivalent to $12,500,000) the Motorcycle Department while O. H. manufacture of motorcycles. and the company’s stock issue totaled 90,- Kennedy heads the Parts Department. In 1957 Michio Suzuki was replaced by 000,000 shares. The head office is in Shi-

[acksonville Seafarer august i 9 6 s Among guests at safety award luncheon were (L-R) Jacksonville Shipyards President Martin E. Kirwin; Humble agent Harold Jorgenson; Hum- ble Marine Division Manager Joseph Andreae; Jacksonville Shipyards Vice Pres. James C. Merrill; Florida Towing Corp. President W. T. Coppedge Kirwin' Port Authority Managing Director Dave Rawls; Propeller Club President Joseph Carroll; Coppedge; Eastern Seaboard Petroleum President Thomas D Guthrie, and (below) Barry Jones, manager of Humble Jacksonville sales district.

' Esso Mi ami " Wins Highest Award For Bravery in Fire

T he highest official honor available to in- when the “Esso Miami” was caught in the dustrial seagoing tankers was awarded spread of fire from the barge alongside last July 7 to Captain William M. Sims and the December 15. crew of the tanker “Esso Miami.” The barge fire was followed by an ex- It came in recognition of their courageous plosion which literally rocked the big ship action in staying at their posts and saving and enveloped her whole starboard side in the “Esso Miami” last December 15 when flames which shot higher than her radar she was rocked by explosion and wrapped mast. in flames while discharging gasoline to a Despite the frightening proportions of the barge while at anchor in Mantua Creek at fire, there was no panic. Pre-established Philadelphia. safety procedures worked smoothly. A native of Sanford, Fla., Captain Sims At the general alarm, all hands manned accepted the award during ceremonies at fire stations and fought through smoke and Jacksonville’s River Club while the ship was terrific heat in the engineroom to start fire in Jacksonville Shipyards for 10 days of pumps and foam system. overhaul and repair. Meanwhile, the Master and Chief Engi- The presentation was made by Rear Ad- neer determined that the ship should be got miral Louis M. Thayer of Miami, com- under way and turned to change the angle mandant of the Seventh Coast Guard Dis- of the wind sweeping fire across the vessel. trict, in behalf of the two organizations spon- This was achieved, and within 90 minutes soring the award— the American Merchant the fire was put out and the ship and crew Marine Institute and the Marine Section, saved. National Safety Council. A Coast Guard officer in Philadelphia Joseph Andreae, General Manager of reportedly commented, “It’s amazing that Humble Oil & Refining Company’s Marine such an enormous fire could be brought Division, flew to Jacksonville to participate under control so quickly with such small in the ceremony honoring the officers and damage to men and ship.” crew of the Humble ship. Earle Smith, executive committee mem- The award to the “Esso Miami” consisted ber of the Marine Section of the National of the pennant bearing Green Cross of Safe- Safety Council represented his group. Park- ty to be flown from the ship and individual certificates for each officer and crew mem- er S. Wise, secretary-treasurer of the AM- The Esso Miami was completing repair: MI, represented the Institute. ber. It was unanimously voted to the ship at Jacksonville Shipyards when Andreae anc Fire Aboard Ship by the Ship Safety Achievement Awards the ships officers and men raised the Greer Committee under chairmanship of Captain Cross safety pennant. Florida Towing tug; The award was based on the bravery dis- were standing by to take the ship out of do played by Captain Sims and his entire crew Jones F. Devlin. dock.

Jacksonville august i965 14 Seafarer D. C. Hastings Elected Wherever Work Power Is Needed Vice-President-Operations Ring Power Applies Cat Dependability Of Atlantic Coast Line

TH HE election of David C. Hastings as vice president-operations for the Atlan- tic Coast Line Railroad Company was announced June 29 by W. Thomas Rice, President. The new operations head is a native of Ashland, Va. He is an honor graduate of Virginia Military Institute with a B.S. degree in civil engineering, and holder of a reserve commission as a brigadier general in the Army Transportation Corps. He received the Bronze Star with “V” (for valor) and the Army commendation medal during service in the European Theater during World War When you have an engine need, you get first-to-last service II. from Ring Power. You provide the power need — we'll do the Hastings began his railroad career in rest. Ring Power backs each package with immediate avail- 1937 with Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1946 ability of engine parts and repairs/rebuilding service . . . he went to the Richmond, Frederickburg & anywhere, anytime. Potomac Railroad as supervisor of track, later becoming division engineer, and then CALL US YOUR POWER NEEDS TODAY superintendent. He left the RF&P in 1960 to become general superintendent of terminals for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. RING POWER CORPORATION In 1962 Hastings was made general man- Jacksonville Ocala Tallahassee Tampa Ft. Myers ager for Clinchfield Railroad, owned jointly Phone: 353-4881 Phone: 622-3251 Phone: 222-8820 Phone: 247-2161 Phone: 332-5331 by Coast Line and the Louisville & Nash- ville Railroad. He returned to ACL as assistant vice president-operations, February 1, 1964. General Hastings is assigned as Deputy Director General, GHQ, 500th Transporta- tion Railway Service. CUSTOM DESIGN TUGS Forestry Group Leaves For European Tour STEEL Four Jacksonville area forest industry leaders were among 48 foresters from TUGS Georgia, Florida and Mississippi who left July 22 on a “People-to-People” tour of Europe. Jacksonville members of the group were: L. C. Ringhaver, president of Ring Power STEEL Corp. and Diesel Engines Sales, Inc. Robert C. Brent, Jr., vice president and BARGES manager of the woodlands division of St. Joe Paper Co. (A ll Sizes) Marcus G. Rawls, manager of Southern woodlands division of St. Regis Paper Co. 46-Foot Single Screw 325 H.P. Tug Guy H. Wesley, manager of land acquisition for Owens-Illinois. STEEL AND ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION & REPAIRS Correction On page nine of last month’s Seafarer, it Call or Write was erroneously stated that Kaufmann Ship- ping Company served as stevedore in load- ing racing yachts aboard Sidarma Line’s DIESEL SHIPBUILDING COMPANY “MS Vettor Pisani” at Jacksonville’s Talley- rand Docks June 5. The stevedoring com- Phone Jacksonville, Fla., CHerry 9-2361 pany in this instance was Southeastern Mar- P. O. Box 548 Atlantic Beach, Florida itime Company.

JACKSONVILLE SctlfttVPV AUGUST 1965 15 an officer (vice president) of the magazine. Once before, Bouchelle owned a boat named for the Seafarer. It was a sleeker craft, broad and roomy, not so broad and roomy as the Seafarer II, which was built SUPPLIES \ entirely for comfort with little regard for ‘h y - conventional lines. With their own chil- dren married and a lessening of family re- sponsibilities, Mr. and Mrs. Bouchelle ex- 1 pect to do some real relaxing on their new Complete chandlery and marine supply craft. service. Everything in deck, engine, Although it is utilitarian in design, the cabin and galley stores. Open 24 hours Bouchelle Builds Seafarer II, built under a canopy of oaks, a day, 7 days a week. houses a 110 HP inboard-outboard engine "Seafarer II"; and picks up a speed of 8 knots when Jacksonville needed. YACHT & SHIP SUPPLY Plans to Enjoy It The spacious deck house accommodates 1430 E. Adams St., Jacksonville, Fla., EL. 4-8591 two double beds, a full galley, LP gas cook- CABLE: JAYTSCO HE Seafarer is on vacation, cruising ing system, bath, shower, closet space, and In New York, Phone: Geo. Coblin, Dlgby 4-7543 T along the Indian River inspecting the all the Coast Guard required safety features. ------O------sites of Cape Canaveral and the hurried The cabin has wall-to-wall carpeting. activity to launch a U. S. astronauts to the Pastime, Too STEEL BARGES moon. Seafarer II is only one of two leisure- (All Sizes) We refer, not to the magazine, but to time craft in which Bouchelle has an inter- the roomy houseboat “Seafarer II”, a 40 ft. est these days. FOR RENT OR SALE x 12 ft. craft built in his own backyard by The other is the sight-seeing boat Pas- E. L. Bouchelle, director of safety for Jack- time II, operating from the new Dallas J. H. Coppedge & Co. sonville Shipyards. Thomas Park and Marina on the Southside Whether you speak of the houseboat or of the St. Johns River opposite downtown the magazine, Bouchelle had a hand in ATLANTIC BOULEVARD & Jacksonville. planning and creating it. Back in 1951, he The Pastime is owned by the Three INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY was vice president of the Foreign Trade Friends Corporation. Named after the Council, when members of the Council Spanish-American War gun-running tug conceived the idea of the magazine. Bou- PHONE CH 6-2613 Three Friends, the corporation is owned by chelle played a leading role in getting the Bouchelle, President H. B. Copeland of magazine off the pad, and, like the other P.O. Box 514 Jacksonville Ploof Trucking Company, and Insurer Har- Council officers of that day, continues as ry Pierce. Pastime II, is a 62-foot, 80-passenger craft. Since beginning operations earlier this year, it has carried over 2,400 school chil- CABLE ADDRESS ••CALSHIP" T E L E P H O N E E L g in 6-1311 dren and a multitude of sight-seeing adults T . W . X . - J K - 585 on trips around Jacksonville’s famed waterfront.

shipping company INCORPORATED STEAMSHIP AGENTS • FREIGHT BROKERS • STEVEDORING .FORW ARDING AGENTS ELLIS PROPELLER SERVING JACKSONVILLE and FERNANDINA BEACH, FLA. COMPANY PROPELLERS a n d SHAFTING 1630 East Adams St. P.O. Box 1913 Jacksonville 1, Florida Propeller Reconditioning

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JACKSONVILLE ^ . /»/••/» STEAMSHIP AGENTS ELgin 4 -8 2 3 3 2 9 0 0 Phoenix Avenue SAVANNAH SOUtflBtft ShlPPlflP COt FREIGHT FORWARDERS Jacksonville 6, Florida CHARLESTON Cr d STEVEDORES

16 Jacksonville Seafarer august i 9 6 5 ___ _ Deep-diving Sub Hitches Ride on The Gulf Stream "IF IT MOVES BY BARGE RICHMOND The aluminaut, designed as the world’s

deepest-diving submarine, has demonstrated NORFOLK the feasibility of controlled drift in the depths of the Gulf Stream for research operations, its owner and developer, Reynolds International, Inc., disclosed July 11. During one phase of its sea trials in the .MiNGTON straits of Florida last week the Aluminaut took a 25-mile “free ride” in the Gulf CHARLESTON Stream current as various depths slightly in excess of 1,000 feet and currents up to

V/iknots velocity, according to J. Louis MCINTOSH Reynolds, board chairman of Reynolds In- MOBILE lACKSONVILLE ternational. The straits are about 2,500 feet deep in this area. HOUSTON Aboard the Aluminaut were Arthur L. Markel, vice-president and general manager of Reynolds Sub-Marine Services Corpo- ration, the subsidiary handling Aluminaut

operations, and four trial crew representa- BRpwis'VILLE tives of the Electric Boat Division of Gen- MIAMI eral Dynamics Corporation, which built the GULF ATLANTIC craft. Reynolds expects to take delivery of TOWING CORPORATION the Aluminaut from Electric Boat soon, and plans are being made for operational mis- P. O. BOX 4 9 0 8 TELEPHONE ELgin 5 -4 5 4 3

sions under charter. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA The Aluminaut, a 50-foot craft formed of - ...... forged 6V2 inch thick aluminum rings, is designed to observe scientifically two-thirds of the oceans’ depths. It is based in Miami.

Williams Elected President of Moore Dry Kiln atrick M. Williams, Jr. has been elected PPresident of Moore Dry Kiln Company, Jacksonville, succeeding the late E. Marion Pope. || The announcement was made following a meeting of the directors of the company. Election of C. Holmes Whitaker as treas- t i to urer was also announced. % P * Williams joined Moore Dry Kiln follow- WLERS !- i ing graduation from Davidson College in THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR KNOW HOW, and your Trawler from 1947. He represented the company in DESCO is unsurpassed in design, construction and quality of materials. North Carolina and Virginia until 1955, DESCO Trawlers are designed to handle with ease, .constructed to ride the when he moved to Jacksonville. He was service elected vice president in 1956. Whitaker has been comptroller of the firm since 1956. Before joining Moore Dry Kiln, he was administrative assistant to the pit president of a leading Jacksonville laundry.

M & M Terminal Warehouse Company

800 East Bay Street Phone ELgin 3-6435 Southern Terminus for C. G. W illis Barge Line Seaboard Airline RR siding

Jacksonville Seafarer august i 9 6 5 17 World Trade Committee BREMEN - HAMBURG Hosts Guatemalan Display JACKSONVILLE T he World Trade Committee of the Jack- OZEAN-STINNES LINES t sonville Area Chamber of Commerce a. Most regular and dependable service, operating FORT- was co-sponsor June 24 and 25 for a travel- & < NIGHTLY between Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen, Hamburg ing display concerning the culture and gen- UJ and ports of the U. S. Gulf and South Atlantic Coasts. eral progress of Guatemala. a The free exhibit, prepared by J. M. Col- General Agents ae lado, tourist attache for Guatemala, for the Biehl & Company New Orleans promotion of tourist trade to that country, I- Jacksonville Agents was shown in the Woman's Club of Jack- sonville, the second sponsoring group. Southeastern Maritime Co. 1746 E. Adams St. Z t Marshall Clagett, Guatemalan consul, handled most of the local arrangements for < O Collado’s visit. ae Guatemala is a little larger than the State

(Firms desiring to advertise should con- tact the Advertising Manager, Jackson- ville Seafarer, Inc., 218 West Church Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202, Tele- Jacksonville Port Directory phone ELgin 5-2601. The cost is only $12/inch)______

Ring Power Corporation INSURORS ...EL 3-4881 BANKS 1600 T alleyrand Ave. ... Charles H. Blume & Company 924 H endricks Ave ----- ;...... EL 9-2044 “Ca“0nal,"‘-.-..... - ...... 355-1711 DIVING Barnett First National Bank Logan Diving & Salvage Co. Donald A. Bolton & Company .389-0555 106 W. Adams St., P.O. Box 990 EL 3-2061 530 G oodwin St...... — ...EL 6-3473 2115 Hendricks A venue ...... Charles E. Commander BARGES HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS 4 Insurance Agency, Inc. J. H. C o p p ed g e & Co. DIVING INSPECTIONS 1142 Edgewood Ave. ...------...388-7681 Atlantic Blvd. & Intracoastal Waterway . Bulkheads 4 Docks P. O. Box 514 ...... CHerry 6-2613 Marine & Fire Underwriters, Inc. . Ship Hulls 206 W est Forsyth St...... 356-7646 Gulf Atlantic Towing Corp. LOGAN DIVING 104 E. Platen Rd., P. O. Box 4908 EL 5-4543 4 SALVAGE CO. Revilo Corporation Phone ELgin 6-3473 MARINE & FIRE Mailing Address: Palatka, Florida, Night EXbrook 8-2682 Drawer S CO 4-6582 UNDERWRITERS, INC. C. G. Willis Barge Line (Common Carrier) Specialists in Marine 800 East Bay Street ...... ELgin 6-4761 DREDGING & MARINE and Allied Insurance BUNKERS CONSTRUCTION 356-7646 • 206 VY. FORSYTH ST. • JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Eastern Seaboard Petroleum Co., Inc. Hendry Corporation 6531 Evergreen Avenue, Tampa, Fla., P.O. Box 13-228...Tampa 831-1211 P. O. Box 3233 ...... EL 5-9676 831-4331 Kenyon Parsons & Company Jacksonville Dredging Corp. 828 San Marco Blvd...... 359-2497 CHEMICALS 644 East Bay St. -...... EL 6-6561 Universal Coatings & Chemicals Div. Jackson Marine Sales GUARD SERVICE 924 Hendricks Ave., P.O. Box 456 FL 9-2040 Gray's Guard Service KI MJON I>AI>SONS \ COMPANU 617 A lder Street ...... EL 6-3284 CHEMISTS Insurant c in All It\ /ham/it s 1328 SAN MARCO BLVD. Commercial Chemists, Inc. EL 6-3234 617 ALDER ST. EL 4-1 33 0 JACKSONVILLE 7. FLORIDA 710 Dora St.; P.O. Box 6766...... 356-0751 . P h o n e 3 5 9 - 2 4 9 7 GRAY’S GUARD SERVICE COMPASS ADJUSTER ESTABLISHED 1933 TRAINED COMMISSIONED GUARDS Nautical Supply Company 24 HOUR SERVICE 213 East Bay Street ...... EL 5-8058 Nights—771-0241 P. O. BOX 3513 JACKSONVILLE 6. FLA. NAVAL ARCHITECTS Pembroke Huckins ...EV 8-2369 Laughren Guard Service 3684 Pine Street - NAVIGATION 4527 V ancouver Drive .. ...355-3844 Instruments, Charts, ■f V V Books, Compass res. 733-2309 PEMBROKE HUCKINS Adjusters Bus. Phone 355-3844 ^ViGHRf/y Marine Surveyor • Naval Architect stcuRin LAUGHREN 213 E. Bay Street Boat Builder GUARD SERVICE Baymar Bldg. ( GUARD j Phone: 389-0904 3366 Lake Shore Blvd. 4527 Vancouver Drive EL 5 - 8 0 5 8 Jacksonville, Florida Area Code 305 Jacksonville 10, Florida Trained & Commissioned •f ______rf- Guards & ------24 Hour Service DIESEL ENGINES Rudolph F. Matzer & Associates Detroit Diesel Engine 1746 East Adams Street ...... 354-0282 Division of General Motors HOTELS 5040 University Blvd., West, Hotel Mayflower George Slifer P. O. Box 16595 ...... 733-2551 Julia & Bay Streets ...EL 5-7621 1422 L akew ood R oad ...... FL 9-9095 Jacksonville august i965 18 Seafarer of New York and has a population of five terial; machinery and manufactured textile Rex Rhea Elected million people, 500,000 of which reside in goods. Rex Rhea, president of Charles E. Com- Guatemala City, its capital. Collado is traveling with his daughter, mander Insurance Agency Inc. has been Last year this Central American city Yolanda, and they can be contacted through elected president of the Jacksonville In- hosted 72,000 tourists— an 80% increase the Guatemalan Embassy in Washington, over 1963. D.C. surers Association. Principle exports from Guatemala are coffee, cotton, bananas, beef and chicle (for chewing gum). 733-2551 Just Three Cylinder Sizes Lacking natural resources, the country Economy in original cost, in weight and in space imports steel; motor vehicles and accessories; 15 UNITS — 20 to 1650 HORSEPOWER petroleum and its products; paper, liner- DETROIT DIESEL ENGINE DIVISION — JACKSONVILLE BRANCH G.M. DIESEL board, and their manufactures; railway ma- 5040 UNIVERSITY BLVD., WEST______JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 3 2 2 1 6 POWER

American Bureau of Shipping M & M Terminal Warehouse Company (SAL) NAVIGATION EQUIP. 1834 Emory C ircle ...... EX 8-0435 800 East Bay S tr e e t...... EL 3-6435 Lloyds Register of Shipping Nautical Supply Company McGiffin

PLO O F JACKSONVILLE 1, FLORIDA • 354-3454 SHIP REPAIR YARDS TRANSFER COMPANY, INC. Diesel Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida P.O. Box 548, Atlantic Beach, Fla....CH 9-2361 Southern Shipping Company Heavy and Specialized Transportation 3226 Talleyrand Ave., Local— Intrastate-— Interstate Jacksonville Shipyards P.O. Box 4668 ...... EL 5-7671 644 East Bay St., P.O. Box 2347 _.EL 6-6561 Crane & Rigging Service 1000 East Bay St., P.O. Box 2347 EL 6-6561 1901 H ill St. Phone ELgin 3-8641 Sunshine Forwarders, Inc. 2000 East Bay St., P.O. Box 2347...... EL 6-6561 P.O. Box 88 ...... EL 3-1744 U. S. CUSTOMHOUSE Wilk Forwarding Co. SHRIMP BOATS Merle McCoy, Deputy Collector 1142 E dgew ood A ve...... 389-5588 Federal Building...... EL 4-7111 Diesel Engine Sales, Inc EL 4-6176 St. Augustine, Fla.. P.O. Box 658 .VA 9-5651 FOREIGN CONSULS WIRE ROPES & SLINGS Colombia, Julio C. Velandia, Industrial Warehouse and Sales Company Consul General SURVEYORS 833 East Bay St. (Box 4826) EL 5-3423 2331 River Blvd...... 387-7187 Stanley V. Berry (Am. Inst. M arine Underwr.) Costa Rica, T. B. O'Steen, Consul (Germanischer Lloyd, Resident Surveyor) STEAMSHIP AGENTS — 3235 Herschell St...... 389-5608 3520 Drexel St., P.O. Box 5357. EX 8-5369 Denmark, E. C. Rohlin, Vice Consul OPERATORS 5111 Beach Blvd., P.O. Box 5715...... 388-5787 Buccaneer Line, Inc. 1746 East Adam s St., P.O. Box 4321...... 356-2661 Dominican Republic, Reuben Diaz, Consul STANLEY V. BERRY 6350 Harlow Blvd...... 771-8954 Marine Surveyor & Adjuster Caldwell Shipping Company 1630 E. Adams St., P.O. Box 1913 EL 6-1311 Finland, Carl Opper, Vice Consul Hull, Engine & Cargo Survey* 3226 Talleyrand Ave...... 355-7671 Representing G erm anischer Lloyd and Hansen & Tidemann, Inc. The American Institute of Marine Underwriter* East Adams St., P.O. Box 1913 EL 4-1216 France, John Duss, Consular Agent 3520 Drexel Street, P.O. Box 5357, EX 8-5369 Kaufmann Shipping Company Barnett Bank Bldg...... 355-0668 Jacksonville 7, Fla. 2080 Talleyrand Ave., Guatemala, Marshall Clagett, Consul Cable Address: surveyor, Jacksonville P.O. Box 1866 EL 3-5638 1725 Barnett Bank Bldg...... 354-8461 McGifiin & Company Italy, Umberto Pezzulla, Consular Agent Pembroke Huckins 1510 Talleyrand Ave., P.O. Box 3 EL 3-1741 1457 Challen Avenue ...... 389-0014 3366 Lake Shore Blvd., Southeastern Maritime Co. Netherlands, E. C. Vander Oudermeulen, lacksoville 10 ...... 389-0904 1746 E ast A dam s Street ...... ELgin 3-8201 Consul Southern Shipping Company 99 E. 56th Street ...... 768-2225 Capt. Jonathan M. W ainwright 3226 Talleyrand Ave., (National Cargo Bureau) P.O. Box 4668 EL 5-7671 Norway, D. A. Watts, Vice Consul 931 Florida National Bank Bldg., 1510 Talleyrand Ave. (Box 41) ...... 354-3233 Stevens Shipping Co. 130 Platen Rd„ P.O. Box 4613 EL 3-7514 P.O . Box 4010 ...... 356-0711 Strachan Shipping Company Panama, Dr. Cesar E. Sanchez, Consul Captain Jonathan M. Wainwright Florida Natl. Bank Bldg., 5609 Fargo Drive ...... 733-3188 Sweden, Mrs. Saga Skafte Lindblom, Marine Surveyors - Adjusters P.O. Box 4010 EL 6-0711 TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. Vice Consul Resident Surveyor — National Cargo Bureau 215 S. G eorgia St...... 355-4525 2365 Riverside Ave...... 389-8912 Cargo, Commercial & Private Boats Uruguay, W. R. Lovett, Consul P. O. Box 41 STEAMSHIP TERMINALS 1010 E. Adams St., P.O. Box 4069 ...355-8311 Jacksonville, Florida 32201 Commodores Point Terminal (ACL) Venezuela, Ramon Ureta, Consul Phone: 354-3233, Area Code 904 Foot of Adams St., P.O. Box 212...... EL 5-9500 3681 H edrick St...... 389-6855 Jacksonvil l e Seafarer august i 9 6 5 19 inm Co., J^nc. SCHEDULE OF STEAMER SAILINGS (Subject to Change Without Notice) ESTABLISHED IN 1892

S) team shipup ^Afc^enCj^sdqenti and —iieuedoreidddtevedo WESTERN EUROPE & UNITED KINGDOM American Star Line Jacksonville: Kaufmann Shipping Co. 1510 Talleyrand Avenue Jacksonville, Florida Aug 27 HERBJORN L Continent Deppe/Belgian Line P. 0. Box 3 TWX 305-733-1838 Phone 353-1741 Jacksonville: Hansen & Tidemann, Inc.; Talleyrand Terminal A ug 22 LUSAMBD D-R From: Ant Lndn Ham Havre Sep 19 TENIERS D-R From: Ant Lndn Ham Harve Representing . . . Finn Line Jacksonville: Southern Shipping Co. AMERIND BERMUDA SERVICE to Bermuda Aug 27 FINN TRADER D-L Ham Bre Rott Helsink Independent Gulf Line Jacksonville: McGiffin & Co.; ACL Export Terminal GRACE LINE to Canal Zone, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Aug 6 ITTERSUM D-L-P From: Brem Ham Ams Ant Peru, Bolivia, Chile & West Coast Central A ug 30 HILVERSUM D-L-P From: Brem Ham Ams Ant America Oct 3 ITTERSUM D-L-P From: Brem Ham Ams Ant Manchester Lines Jacksonville: McGiflin

20 Jacksonville Seafarer august 1955 SOUTH. EAST & WEST AFRICA Farrell Line Jacksonville: Southeastern Maritime Co.; Talleyrand Terminal Strike AFRICAN NEPTUNE D-L-R From: Mbsa DEsSal Ctwn Strike AFRICAN METEOR D-L-R From: M bsa DEsSal Ctwn Strike AFRICAN COMET D-L-R From: Mbsa DEsSal Ctwn MEXICO & CENTKAL AMERICA Sidarma Line Jacksonville: Southeastern Maritime Co.; Talleyrand Terminal Aug 2 S. VENIER D From: VCruz Tampico Aug 23 VETTOR PISANI D From: VCruz Tampico Sept 4 ANDREA GRITTI D From: VCruz Tampico BLUE SEA LINE Sept 29 FRAN. BARBARO D .From:...... VCruz Tampico Joint Express Service of BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE SWEDISH EAST ASIA CO., LTD. Wilhelmsen/Swedish-American Line FUkMlKLY Dt LA RAMA LlivtS Jacksonville: Strachan Shipping Co.; Commodores Point Term. JAPAN. PHILIP FIXES & FAR EAST Blue Sea Line PHILIPPINES - HONGKONG - JAPAN Jacksonville: Strachan Shipping Co.; Commodores Point Term. Aug 9 SILETTA D From: HK Kobe Nag Ykhma Aug 18 ASCANIUS D From: HK Kobe Nag Ykhma Sep 9 LARS MELING D From: HK Kobe Nag Yok Sept 18 TELAMON D From: HK Kobe Nag Yok DIRECT Oct 9 FELIS D From: HK Kobe Nag Yok Maersk Line TO Jacksonville: Southern Shipping Co Aug 20 THOMAS MAERSK D-L Far East China Union Line Jacksonville: McGiffin & Co. EAST COAST SOUTH AMERICA JACKSONVILLE Moore-McCormack Line Jacksonville: Strachan Shipping Co.; Talleyrand Terminal Aug 9 MORMACMAIL D From: Buen Monvido Parg Santos TWICE MONTHLY Aug 13 MORMACGULF D From: Buen Monvido Parg Santos CARIRREAN. VENEZUELA, TRINIDAD BERTHING AT COMMODORES POINT TERMINAL Royal Netherlands Steamship Line AGENTS:- Jacksonville: Strachan Shipping Co.; Commodores Point Term. Aug 12 MEMMON D-L-R To: Prince Dom Aruba Lgura Mcaibo PtCablo Trin STRACHAN SHIPPING CO. Aug 17 COLON D-L-R. To: Prince Dom Aruba Lgura 931 Florida National Bank Building Mcaibo PtCablo Trin Sep 9 AGAMEMNON D-L-R To: Prince Dom A ruba Lgura ELgin 6-0711 T W X 305-733-3090 Mcaibo PtCablo Trin Sep 23 TRITON D-L-R To Prince Dom Aruba Lgura P.O. Box 4010 Jacksonville, Florida Mcaibo Pt.Cable Trin Sep 28 AMMON D-L-R To Prince Dom Aruba Lgura Mcaibo Pt.Cable Trin COLOMBIA. PANAMA & WEST COAST Grace Line Jacksonville : M cG iffin & C o . Strike SANTA MARGARITA D-L-R From: Valpa Callao Guyaq Crist For SAFE DEPENDABLE Strike SANTA INES D-L-R From: Valpa Callao Guyaq Crist Strike SANTA ISABEL D-L-R From: Valpa Callao Guyaq Crist Strike SANTA ELISA D-L-R From: Valpa Callao Guyaq Crist and Coldemar Line Jacksonville: Kaufmann Shipping Co. Aug 20 ADM. BASTIAN D-L From: Buena Crist Barran ECONOMICAL Aug 27 CALDAS D-L From: Buena Crist Barran Sep 4 CALI D-L From: Buena Crist Barran Peruvian State Line shipments to Jacksonville: Caldwell Shipping Co. PUERTO RICO Florida... call TMT Trailer Ferry Line Jacksonville: TMT Trailer Ferry Inc.; TMT Terminal Aug 2 TMT TRAILERFERRY D-L Direct to San Juan We provide a complete transportation service Aug 7 TMT TRAILERFERRY D-L Direct to San Juan / Aug 14 TMT TRAILERFERRY D-L from the Boston, New York and Philadelphia Direct to San Juan areas to Jacksonville, Florida . Aug 18 TMT TRAILERFERRY D-L Direct to San Juan Aug 23 TMT TRAILERFERRY D-L Direct to San Juan BAHAMAS & BERMUDA Our vessels sail every Tuesday from / Amerind Line our main terminal in Paulsboro, Jacksonville: McGiffin & Company; ACL Export Term. N. J., with cargo picked up by Aug 12 OLEANDER D-L-R To: Bermuda our connecting motor carrier. A ug 26 OLEANDER D-L-R To: Bermuda * For additional Sep 9 OLEANDER D-L-R To: Bermuda f information / about our serv- Buccaneer Line f ices, rates or help- Jacksonville: Buccaneer Line, Inc.; Commodores Point Terminal Joint through-rates include ful shipping sugges- Aug 6 BUCCANEER D-L-R To Nassau all charges from origin tions, write or call Aug 13 BUCCANEER D-L-R To: Nassau to destination. today — there’s no obli- A ug 20 BUCCANEER D-L-R To: Nassau gation. A ug 27 BUCCANEER D-L-R To: Nassau Sep 3 BUCCANEER D-L-R To: Nassau COASTWISE SERVICE C. G. W IL L IS , Inc. C. G. Willis Barge Line Jacksonville: C. G. Willis, Inc.; M & M Terminal W hse MARINE TRANSPORTATION WEEKLY BARGES PAULSBORO. N. J. Sea-Land Service PHONE: HAzel 3-4500 Jacksonville: Sea-Land Service; Talleyrand Terminal Houston Service Philadelphia Phone: WAInut 5-2462 WEEKLY VESSELS D-L-R To: Houston Port Eizabeth Service Camden Phone: WOodlawn 6-3396 WEEKLY VESSELS D-L-R To: Port Elizabeth & return Chockablock e*s© N v,. chock-a-block (chok' a-blok"), adj. 2, as tight or as full as possible; crowded;

We might add to Mr. Webster’s definition, “ The general condition of activities at Jacksonville Shipyards.” What else can you expect when you adhere to a continuing program of diversified expansion? But enough theoretical mumblings . . . Stflp y AH***

Incorporated under the name Rawls Brothers Contractors, Inc. CHARLESTON DIVISION Jacksonville, Florida, 644 E. Bay St. • Tel. 356-6561 106 Concord Street • Tel. 722-3524 New York Office, 17 Battery Place • Tel. W H 3-2397