Daniel D. Strohmeier, vice-president of shipbuilding for Bethlehem Steel Corporation, has announced the appointment of LeRoy B. Halsey as manager of contracts for the shipbuilding department.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, class of '32, Mr. Halsey has been with Bethlehem since 1941 except for a period during 1950-51 when he was a member of the American mission for the study and reorganization of the Turkish merchant marine. For the past six years he served as coordinator of ship repair sales on the staff of the vice-president.
Prior to his association with Bethlehem, Mr. Halsey served briefly as an ensign with the U.S. Navy and then as an officer on vessels of Socony-Vacuum, United States Lines and United Fruit. After six years of sea experience with the merchant marine, he won his master's license.
He began his career with Bethlehem at its then Brooklyn, N.Y., 27th Street ship repair yard as chief draftsman, was later transferred to the Hoboken, N.J., yard as an estimator, and late in 1951 was appointed a sales representative for the New York District.
In August 1953 he was named assistant to the general manager in charge of Bethlehem's New York District shipyards, and early in 1956 was appointed manager of sales for the district. From April 1960 to March 1963 he was assistant to the general manager of the Eastern Ship Repair District, which included all of Bethlehem's yards on the Atlantic Coast. He was named coordinator of ship repair sales in April 1963.
Mr. Halsey is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and since 1962 has served with the ship repair committee of the Shipbuilders Council of America and of the ship operations committee of the American Bureau of Shipping.