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PUBLISHED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY Volume 14, Number 20 October 30, 1972 Esso Lima' Sold; Crew Sails Her To Mobile The Esso Lima was sold to Sabine Towing and Transporta tion Company, Inc., on October 19. The vessel, built in 1949, made her last voyage as a member of the Humble Fleet under charter to Phillips Petroleum Company carrying gasoline from Good Hope, Louisiana, to New Haven, Connecticut. After discharging her cargo at New Haven on October 15, the Lima sailed for Freeport, Ba hamas, where she was signed over to the new owner who plans to keep her in tanker service. The officers and crew remained on board and delivered the Lima to Mobile, Alabama. After arriving there on October 21, part of the crew went on paid leave, the others were assigned to ships. Three Ships In Offshore Operations When the Esso Seattle left Ras Tanura in the Arabian Gulf on October 19, with a cargo of jet fuel for Guam, it looked like just an other routine voyage to the crew. But before the vessel, on out charter to the Military Sealift Command, cleared the Gulf of Oman, she was given orders to swing south and proceed around Capetown, to Rota, Spain, to dis- Two Tugs Answer Last-Minute Call Officers and crew in two inland waterways tugs were commended recently for their last-minute as sistance in moving a historic 4masted bark across New York Harbor to the South Street Sea port Museum at the foot of Fulton Street in Manhattan. Many people had gathered for a reception to welcome the old 3,116-ton vessel, the Moshulu, as she arrived. The call for help came at the last minute when two commercial tugs originally assigned to the job (See TUGS, Page 5) charge her cargo. She is sched uled to arrive there about Novem ber 14. The Esso Philadelphia, left Arzew, Algeria, on October 21 with 588,000 barrels of crude for discharge at Bayway Refinery about October 30. This is one of the largest deliveries ever made in the Philadelphia. While the ves sel was enroute from New York to Arzew, on October 9, a very small freighter, the M/S Nova Sintra, of Panamian registry requested help in the form of two drums of lubri cating oil for her main engine. "I gave them approximately 100 gallons of Essolube D-3, SAE-30," said Chief Engineer William A. Dundon. "Maybe we should con tact the Humble Sales Department and suggest that they furnish the M/S Nova Sintra a credit card for future trips,'' Mr. Dundon wrote. The Esso Houston loaded crude at Ras Tanura on October 9 and is now returning to the U.S. where she will discharge her cargo at Delaware City about November 19. Enroute to Delaware City, she is scheduled to divert to Tenerife, Canary Islands, where she should arrive about November 10 for hull cleaning (see article on SCAMP, at right). Esso Houston' Hull To Be Cleaned By New-Type Scrubber The Esso Houston is the first vessel in the Humble Fleet to have her hull cleaned by SCAMP, a new underwater scrubber that permits cleaning without drydocking. The hull cleaning will take place at Tenerife, off the north coast of Africa, on about November 10 as the Houston returns from the Arabian Gulf to the U.S. with a cargo of crude for Delaware City. SCAMP (Submerged Cleaning and Maintenance Platform) is a fiberglass saucer-shaped, re motely controlled machine that can clean a 51/2-foot swath at 54 feet per minute while the vessel is either loading or unloading. "Clamped" to the ship's hull as a result of the pressure differen tials generated, it stays there, re gardless of weather conditions or water depth. The equipment went commercial a little over a year ago and since then it has handled with ease hulls covered with as much as two years' worth of foul ing growth, including plants and shells well enough established to penetrate the paint. In operation, the bristles of the three brushes are deflected out ward as the scrubber presses against the hull surface. Their rapid rotation, generated by in dividual hydraulic motors on the brushes, creates a form of "scyth ing" action which literally cuts marine growth from the hull while preventing damage to sound paint surfaces beneath. Under the management of Butterworth System Inc., a Jersey (See SCAMP, Page 3) THE UNI VERSITY OF TEXAS a t Austin) COPIED FitOM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTOIL TAFFRAIL TALK PART OF SIDNEY SCHMIDT'S paid leave in September was for the birds--prehistoric birds, that is. In nearly 7,000 miles of driving in 17 days, he and Mrs. Schmidt visited six states from Texas to California and one country, Mex ico. "We became fascinated with the unusual tourist attractions that we visited along the way," he said. "At Kanab, Utah, for exam ple, we saw a life-size dinosaur safari and other prehistoric ani mals and reptiles, including mod els of birds with long and unusual names. In Mexico, we took pic tures of two inactive volcanoes representing a tragic love story of an Indian prince and his prin cess. The larger volcano, Popo catepetl, represents the Indian prince. The smaller, Ixtachihuatl, is the princess who died. It's told that after her death, the prince killed himself, the reason why both volcanoes are now inactive." The two pictures shown here were among many the Schmidt's took on their vacation. Mr. Schmidt is OS in the Esso Florence. * ' - \ A ^ ; . '.i ____ n w - . -tri- - -- HOW'S THIS FOR AN UNUSUAL HOBBY? Joseph A. Broussard, messman/utilityman, collects recordings of dance music from the early 1920's. To preserve the sounds of these scratchy discs of yesteryear, he uses some rather sophisticated electronic equipment to filter out the surface noise and then transfer the music to recording tape for a permanent library representative of that madcap era. From a collection of more than 3,000 titles, one might select: "Varsity Drag," "Tiptoe Through The Tulips," "Painting the Clouds With Sunshine," "Ramona," "Tea For Two," and "I Wanna Be Loved By You" played or sung by such names as Fanny Brice, Helen Kane, Ruth Etting, Al Jolson, and Paul Whiteman. r Dinosaur in park at Kanab, Utah. Life-size Pterodactyl at Kanab. Page 2 , ' H7* /Vf ' > rtj Ms*:- '- ^ iP. ;tf' -- -T-^-sL , ^ ' AJ\ r - 4 : ` # L JV. ; n \4 a jv.?-.Lk A USCG CUTTER pulls alongside the Esso Seattle to take Doyle L. Stinson, 3rd assistant engineer, to the hospital in Guam. He became ill with a peptic ulcer recently and needed immediate attention. After about a week in the hospital, he was flown home to Diboll, Texas, where he is now recuperating. EXX-MOR-008069 Li _ IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN H1STOK COPIFD FROM THE C&:LEtr u m 0 0 l i Obituary NORMAN T. KARLSEN, 69, died in Riverview Hospital at Red Bank, New Jersey on September 1. Mr. Karlsen retired from the fleet in 1963 with I6V2 years of service. He was born in Norway and went to sea at age 15 in the Norwegian-American Line ships. He came to this country in 1921, and worked ashore and with an other oil company fleet for many years before joining the Esso Wilmington in December, 1946. He served continuously as AB on various ships until retirement. PRISCILLANO SABAL, who re tired in 1967, died in the U.S.P.H. Service Hospital, Staten Island, New York, on September 27. He was 59. Mr. Sabal joined the com pany in 1945 and sailed as chief cook or steward throughout most of his 20 years in the fleet. He is survived by a son. STEPHEN VERBONICH, 59, died on October 20 at Norfolk, Virginia. He joined the company as radio officer in the Allan Jackson in April, 1941. He was one of 13 survivors in a crew of 35 in the Allan Jackson when she was tor pedoed and sunk off the coast of North Carolina on January 18, 1942. The vessel was the first Standard Oil Company of New Jersey tanker in the Esso Fleet destroyed by enemy submarine in WW1I. Mr. Verbonich continued to sail as radio officer throughout his 28-year-career with the com pany. His last assignment was in the Esso Bangor. He is survived by his widow. ESSO FLEET NEWS is published every other Monday for active and retired em ployees of the Marine Department, Humble Oil & Refining Co.; Emmett A. Humble. General Manager; Sydney Wire, Assistant General Manager. GENE LEGLER..............................................Editor Contributions and suggestions are invited and should be addressed to the Editor. ESSO FLEET NEWS, Humble Oil & Refin ing Co., P. O. Box 2180, Room 4193, Houston, Texas 77001. SCAMP hull-cleaning equipment is shown above. Machine is low ered on cable to hull underwater. Propeller in center expells marine growth cut loose by ro tating brushes, as shown at right. SCAMP is guided along hull by cable. Scamp Can Be Big Money, Time-Saver (Continued from page 1) affiliate, SCAMP equipment has been sold to contractors in seven major ports and will soon be found in many new locations. Cleaning with this equipment costs an operator roughly from $2,000 for a ship of 50,000 tons to $4,500 for the largest ship. Getting rid of the excess baggage of hull fouling (preferably before it builds up to the point of ruin ing the paint) improves a ship's speed and therefore conserves ship's time. This is in addition to time and money saved by not having to do the job in drydock. October 30, 1972 Page 3 EXX-MOR-008070 COPIF/J FliOM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HIS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SERVICE AWARDS 30 YEARS m William J. Falvo Chief Mate July 21, 1972 Antonio J. Lomba Chief Steward April 26, 1972 \ l. Ismail Muluk Messman July 28, 1972 Adolphe G. Koppel Pumpman October 1, 1972 THESE NEW 8- x 5-foot internally-lighted EXXON identification signs are being made by a sign-manufacturing company in Denton, Maryland, for service stations in the eastern part of the U.S. A number of other sign manufacturers across the nation are busy making similar signs, including some much larger for "high-rise" use at service stations along the U.S. Interstate Highway System. Each of the approximate 26,000 Humble stations in the U.S. requires an average of 50 individual signs. These include the larger major identification signs, as shown here, and smaller ones for gasoline pumps, canopies, curbside price frames, oil can racks, and service trucks. The change to the EXXON trademark on seagoing and inland water ways vessels will start soon after January 1. This involves about 350 name changes on hulls of ships and inland waterways vessels, about 120 nameboard changes, and several hundred other name changes in volving stack emblems, various types of signs, and dozens of pieces of safety equipment. It's Official Now Shareholders of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) have approved the change of the company's name to Exxon Corporation, effective Novem ber 1. Also on that date, the New York Stock Exchange will assign a new ticker sym bol, "XON," to replace the "J" symbol. CAPTAIN DONALD W. BAKER, right, docking pilot in the New York Branch of the inland waterways fleet, was pre sented a service emblem and watch recently upon completion of 30 years service. Al Giallorenzi, branch man ager, is shown making the presenta tion on behalf of the company. Page 4 Esso Fleet News Stong Named To Shoreside Position A licensed seagoing officer has transferred from the fleet to a shore position. He is Charles T. Stong, 3rd assistant engineer in the Esso Gettysburg, who has accepted the position of trans portation allocator in the New York Branch Office. Mr. Stong graduated from the Texas Maritime Academy in May, 1968, and joined the fleet as 3rd assistant engi neer in the Esso m Washington in September. H e also sailed in the Esso FlorBffiS! ence as 2nd as sistant for a short period. On May 1, 1972, he came ashore to Marine De partment headquarters in Houston to serve in a three-month assign ment in cargo layout, Logistics and Planning. Shortly after com ing ashore, he raised his license to 2nd assistant engineer. Upon completing this temporary assignment, Mr. Stong returned to sea in the Esso Gettysburg, and was serving in this vessel at the time of his new shoreside appoint ment, which became effective on October 23. He is married and has one child. Captain Moffitt Returns Captain James G. Moffitt, who accepted a loan assignment with Esso Sociedad Anonima Petrolera Argentina, Buenos Aires, last Jan uary, has completed that assign ment and returned to Marine De partment headquarters in Hous ton. He resumes his duties as ad visor to the general manager. Captain Moffitt served as con sultant to the marine manager at E.S.A.P.A. during the first half of the loan period and as acting marine manager during the re maining part of his assignment. The o!d 4-masted bark, Moshulu, arrives at South Street Seaport Museum as sisted by tugs Esso Empire State and Esso Garden State, A large group was on hand to greet her. ' Tugs Answer Call (Continued from page 1) had to be called off to help move two modern-day vessels into port. A hurry-up call was made to the New York Branch office and the Esso Garden State and the Esso Empire State were volunteered to help move the old ship to the museum. In a letter to Al Giallorenzi, New York Branch manager, Admiral John M. Will (Ret.), chairman of the Moshulu Committee for the reception of the ship, said in part: "Let me extend my sincere thanks for the use of the two tugs to help in moving the Moshulu from Staten Island. We were really left up in the air at the last mo ment, and all our planning would have been for nothing if you had not come through in the end. Please thank the crews of the tugs. I realize that it is not in their normal workday to help tow 4masted barks, and I want them to know how much everyone ap preciated their extra effort." The Moshulu was recently towed from Amsterdam, Holland, where she had been tied up since 1939, to a terminal at Staten Island from where the two tugs, assisted by a third commercial tug, escorted her to a specially prepared berth at the museum. In her day, the Moshulu, the last of the 4-masted barks which marked the height of the sailing age, sailed under four flags: Ger man, Norwegian, Finnish, and U.S., the last from 1917 to 1927 and again in 1931. During this period, she carried lumber from the Pacific Northwest to Australia, South Africa, and Southern Cal ifornia. She also carried coal from Newcastle to Manila. Jersey Declares 95? Dividend The board of directors of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) declared a cash dividend of 95c per share on the capital stock, payable on December 11, 1972, to shareholders of record at the close of business on No vember 9, 1972. This will bring dividend payments for the year 1972 to a total of $3.80 per share which was the same as for the year 1971. October 30, 1972 x 'u< uj EXX-MOR-008072 Retirements Emerson, Dopkowski Honored HARRY A. EMERSON and JOSEPH B. DOPKOWSKI were honored at a retirement luncheon in Baltimore on October 11. In the picture above, from the left, are A. Levan, Jr., senior transportation allocator in the Balti more Branch; Mr. Dopkowski; Catherine Mosier, secretary; Mr. Emerson: and R. T. Williams, branch man ager. Mr. Emerson was bargeman some traveling. Mr. Dopkowski in the Baltimore Branch when he was also bargeman in the Balti retired with 30 years of company more Branch where he retired on service. Since his retirement, he July 1 with 24 years of company has been spending most of his service. His last vessel was Esso time in Gloucester County, Vir Barge No. 32 at Paulsboro, New ginia, where he has a home. He Jersey. After retiring, he traveled has two grandsons who spend to Detroit to visit his son. "I have their summer vacations with him 13 grandchildren and my wife and there fishing and gardening. He I plan to visit them as often as we and Mrs. Emerson also plan to do can,7' he said. Arthur Penha Retires, Commends Company ARTHUR H. G. PENHA, chief retirement income gives me fi steward, retired November 1 with nancial protection. As soon as my nearly 27 years of company ser health improves, I hope to take vice. "I enjoyed my work all these my wife on a trip to Lisbon, Port years and have gained much ex ugal. I wish all the ships' officers , - perience," M r. and crews happy sailing and .' N ! Penha said. "I smooth seas." Mr. Penha joined . .. .;] have many the company in March, 1941, as f' " , pleasant mem 2nd cook in the Franklin K. Lane. ories and I He served for the first time as Jt . think that Hum- chief cook in the Esso Bayonne ` ~ ^ ble is the best in 1943. He became chief steward c o m p a n y t o in the Esso Nashville in 1950, the work for. I put title he held at the time of two daughters his retirement. His last ship was through college via the Thrift the Esso Florence. He lives in Plan, I have my home, and my Brockton, Massachusetts. Jersey Report On 3rd Quarter Earnings Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) estimated consolidated earnings for the third quarter of 1972 at $353,000,000, equal to $1.58 a share based on the aver age number of shares outstand ing. This compares with earnings of $357,000,000 or $1.59 a share in the third quarter of 1971. Estimated earnings for the first nine months of 1972 totaled $1, 039,000,000, or $4.64 a share. This represents a decline of 4.1 per cent from earnings in the first nine months of last year in the amount of $1,083,000,000, or $4.83 a share. "The decline in earnings this year," said J. K. Jamieson, chair man of the board, "is due to the continued increases in taxes and operating costs which have been only partially recovered in the prices of petroleum products. While some firming of product prices has been evident in the third quarter," Mr. Jamieson noted, "further improvement is needed. "Partially offsetting the adverse factors mentioned were a 9.6 per cent increase in natural gas sales volume and a 13.7 percent in crease in revenue from sales of chemical products for the nine months," said Mr. Jamieson. Bargains Still Exist Remember years ago when bar bers used to advertise: "Shave and a Haircut, Six Bits"? Although those days are probably gone for ever, Lester E. Eckert, steward, found a bargain nearly as good. His ship, the Esso Miami, was dis charging grain in Seoul, Korea, recently and Mr. Eckert went ashore to a barbershop. He pur chased a haircut, shampoo, singe, facial, manicure, and massage-- all for $2.75. last Lost-Time Injury In The Ocean Fleet-Sept. 2 iWW-Sept. 1 Page 6 Esso Fleet News 0 U< ui 2--LC. >h' Z u>: s2 3 uj v-i p- a. t^ t t- . H EXX-MOR-008073