The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its inaugural 1981-82 meeting recently at the Buttonwood Restaurant with past chairmen's night. The event brought back some 19 past section chairmen. Eric Lithen, the immediate past chairman, was the guest of honor and was presented a plaque by past chairman and now secretary of SNAME Robert Mende.
A technical paper, "Hopper Dredges and Certain Aspects of Their Design," was presented by John Martin and Louis Mauriello. The paper described the physical and operational features of new hopper dredges, problems in their design, and important features of new hopper dredges which have been recently designed or constructed for private contractors and the Army Corps of Engineers. The paper highlights these complex but highly versatile craft which are essential in the construction and maintenance of coastal port channels. Particular reference is given to regulatory requirements, an important consideration in the design of these ships.
Officials at the first meeting of SNAME's New York Metropolitan Section, seated left to right: John Higginbotham, member of the executive committee, John J. McMullen Associates, Inc.; Curtis Nelson, meeting chairman, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS); Howard Blanding, papers chairman, ABS; Joseph Connors, secretary-treasurer, consultant; Eric Lithen, immediate past chairman, Marine Technical Associates. Standing, left to right: John Martin, author, Dredge Technology Corp.; Louis Mauriello, author, consultant; John Daidola, vice chairman, M. Rosenblatt & Son; Neil Reddy, chairman for 1981-82, ABS Tech; William Garzke, publicity chairman, Gibbs & Cox, Inc.; and Richard Wahlenmeier, membership chairman, R.R. Wahlenmeier Co., Inc.