Maritime Reporter, November 1977

<BODY> <div> Alaska Maritime Names William Lorch Valdez Port Manager William C. Lorch has joined Alaska Maritime Agencies, Inc., as Valdez port manager, accord- ing to an announcement by David R. Enroth, general manager of the Seattle, Wash.-based steam- ship agency. Mr. Lorch served previously with Cascade Shipping Company in various managerial capacities. In his new position, Mr. Lorch will have complete responsibility for the company's new branch headquarters at Valdez, Alaska. Mr. Lorch holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Mer- chant Marine Academy at Kings Point, and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Washington. Mr. Lorch also sailed as a licensed deck officer for Sea- Land Service, Inc. Mr. Lorch is joined at Valdez by Lee R. Doering, Dennis P. Clark, and Patrick G. Tobin. Mr. Doering is a former Coast Guard officer, and a deck watch officer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mr. Clark was formerly associated with the Furness Interocean Cor- poration of San Francisco. Mr. Tobin joins Alaska Maritime from the operating staff of Kerr Steam- ship Company, Inc., and prior to that worked in the Far East for an extended period of time. Alaska Maritime has been han- dling tankers that call at the Alyeska Marine Terminal since the first Prudhoe Bay crude oil arrived at Port Valdez on July 28, 1977. In addition, they had re- sponsibility to the Standard Oil Company of Ohio for the pilot training program, which qualified more than 60 shipmasters for pi- lotage from Cape Hinchinbrook to Rocky Point. No. New England Section Of ASNE Reports On Two Technical Sessions The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), Northern New England Section, had their September dinner meeting at the Officer's Club, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Pictured above during the September meeting, left to right: ASNE Program chairman Comdr. Peter T. Tarpgaard; guest speaker Comdr. T. Martin, Com- manding Officer of USS Constitution, and ASNE chairman Harold Neville. Guest speaker for the meeting was Comdr. T. Martin, USN, 57th Commanding Officer of the USS Constitution. Commander Martin spoke of the recent restoration of his ship "Old Ironsides," which was accomplished during his com- mand and under his direction. The restoration was the fifth in the long career of the Constitution and took 39 months to complete at a cost of $4.4 million. Com- mander Martin had slides show- ing the various stages of the ship's overhaul and spoke of the problems encountered, some not very common in today's modern Navy. Restoration was completed on June 30, 1976, ensuring the continued presence of the Con- stitution for future generations. For the October meeting, ASNE had the honor of having Capt. Harry Jackson, USN (ret.), who spoke on the "Development of the Design for the SSBN," a very interesting topic. 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