THE OCEAN ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF SEALAB II

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Naval Engineers JournalVolume 78, Issue 4 p. 609-616 THE OCEAN ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF SEALAB II COMMANDER THOMAS N. BLOCKWICK USN, COMMANDER THOMAS N. BLOCKWICK USN THE AUTHOR: entered the U.S. Navy on July, 1942, as Ensign, after graduating from the Illinois Institute of Technoligy with Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Following indoctrination and training at Dartmouth, he attended the Diving and Salvage School at Pier 88, New York. After completion, he remained a few months as instructor and then went aboard the USS EXTRICATE (ARS-16) as Ship Salvage Officer. For the remainder of World War II he spent over two years in the African Mediteranean Theater and a year in the Pacific on various combat and harbor clearing operations. After the war he spent a year in the Bremen and Bremerhaven area of Germany in charge of harbor clearance. Following this, he served four years at the Experimental Diving Unit, Washington, D.C., as Assistant Officer-in-Charge and Technical Project Officer. During this time he obtained his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland by attending after work hours graduate courses. Then he had various tours at Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Industrial Manager, Naval Shipyard and Bureau of Ships activities. Commander Blockwich then served three years as Seventh Fleet Ship Salvage Officer and Assistant Maintenance Officer. Currently, he is Production Engineering Officer at Boston Naval Shipyard with collateral duties as a member of the Deep Submergence Systems Group. He acted as Deputy On-Scene Commander for the Sealab II project.Search for more papers by this author COMMANDER THOMAS N. BLOCKWICK USN, COMMANDER THOMAS N. BLOCKWICK USN THE AUTHOR: entered the U.S. Navy on July, 1942, as Ensign, after graduating from the Illinois Institute of Technoligy with Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Following indoctrination and training at Dartmouth, he attended the Diving and Salvage School at Pier 88, New York. After completion, he remained a few months as instructor and then went aboard the USS EXTRICATE (ARS-16) as Ship Salvage Officer. For the remainder of World War II he spent over two years in the African Mediteranean Theater and a year in the Pacific on various combat and harbor clearing operations. After the war he spent a year in the Bremen and Bremerhaven area of Germany in charge of harbor clearance. Following this, he served four years at the Experimental Diving Unit, Washington, D.C., as Assistant Officer-in-Charge and Technical Project Officer. During this time he obtained his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland by attending after work hours graduate courses. Then he had various tours at Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Industrial Manager, Naval Shipyard and Bureau of Ships activities. Commander Blockwich then served three years as Seventh Fleet Ship Salvage Officer and Assistant Maintenance Officer. Currently, he is Production Engineering Officer at Boston Naval Shipyard with collateral duties as a member of the Deep Submergence Systems Group. He acted as Deputy On-Scene Commander for the Sealab II project.Search for more papers by this author First published: August 1966 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1966.tb05097.x AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume78, Issue4August 1966Pages 609-616 RelatedInformation