Joseph P. Fischer has been elected vice-president operations, it was announced by Thomas W. Burke, president of American Steamship. Mr. Fischer joined American Steamship as senior marine superintendent in 1977, and was elected vice president-engineering in 1979. He spent nearly 19 years with the naval architectural firm of R.A. Stearn, Inc. of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Mr. Fischer started his marine career in 1947 as a loftsman for the Christy Corporation, now a part of Bay Shipbuilding Corporation, also of Sturgeon Bay.
J.P. Fischer Elected Operations VP For American Steamship
People
American Steamship has elected Joseph P. Fischer vice president-operations; he joined the company in 1977 after nearly 19 years with naval architects R.A. Stearn, Inc.
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Company
- American Steamship vessel operator
- R.A. Stearn, Inc. naval architects, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
- Christy Corporation former employer, now part of Bay Shipbuilding Corporation
Contact
- Joseph P. Fischer vice president-operations, American Steamship
- Thomas W. Burke president, American Steamship
Transcribed from the January 1981 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.