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program since its inception in 1962. In his capacity as manager of the Newport 
News effort, he has had the opportunity to work closely with all of the companies 
and oceanographic institutions involved. 
Jack Flipse’s prior position was Director of Research and Forward Planning 
of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. He joined that Com- 
pany in 1957 as Research Engineer and Chairman of the Research Committee to 
formalize the corporate research program and develop long-range research goals. 
During his 10 years with that Company he served as Assistant to the President, 
Assistant to the Executive Vice President, Assistant to the Vice President and 
General Manager, Director of the F.D.L. ship project (until this project went 
‘no-bid’”’) and Head of the Systems Department. As Director of Research, he was 
responsible for direction of the Company’s Hydraulic Laboratory and Model 
Basin, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Research Laboratory, Oceanographic 
Department, Systems Department, Technical Library and development of the 
Company Long-Range Plan. 
Prior to joining Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Mr. 
Flipse served for two years as Senior Engineer and Engineering Head of the 
Ship Stabilization Section of the Sperry Gyroscope Company. At Sperry he was 
responsible for the development, design, manufacture, installation and test of 
fin-type and gyroscopic ship stabilizers. 
For the 10 years from 1945 to 1955 he was an instructor, Assistant Professor, 
Associate Professor and Assistant Head of the Engineering Department of the 
New York State Maritime College. Concurrent with teaching, Mr. Flipse served 
as a consultant in the fields of torsional vibration, Naval and commercial ship 
construction, Marine Insurance and Marine Surveying. 
During World War II, Mr. Flipse served in licensed and unlicensed capacities 
in the U.S. Merchant Marine and at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at 
Kings Point, New York. 
Mr. Flipse is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Class 
of 1942, with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and 
Marine Engineering. His graduate degree is Master of Mechanical Engineering 
from New York University. He completed, with distinction, the University of 
Virginia’s course in Basic Advanced Management and has participated in special 
programs in Research Management, Corporate Long-Range Planning and 
Technology Auditing. 
Mr. Flipse is active in professional societies and is currently a member of the 
Priority Committee of the Technical and Research Committee of the Society of 
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He is a member of the Marine Tech- 
nology Society and serves on the Resources Subcommittee of that organization. 
He is also a member of the Transportation Panel of the National Academy of 
Sciences. The National Defense Transportation Association and the Propeller 
Club of the United States are other organizations in which he participates. 
Mr. Flipse is the author of several papers, holder of several patents and is a 
licensed Professional.Engineer in New York and Virginia. 
STATEMENT OF JOHN E. FLIPSE, PRESIDENT, DEEPSEA VENTURES, 
INC., NEWPORT NEWS, VA. 
Mr. Furesr. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, my name 
is John E. Flipse and I am president of Deepsea Ventures, Inc., a 
subsidiary of Tenneco Inc. 
In commenting on the Stratton report, it seems appropriate that I 
concentrate on what one corporation is doing in the deep ocean for 
its longrun economic gain. 
I will describe our work in the ocean at. depths of 3,000 feet and 
more where we are developing the technology to recover deep ocean 
manganese nodules containing economic quantities of nickel, copper, 
cobalt, and manganese. 
We have distributed to you members of the committee a folder 
that contains photographs showing some of the slides that we will 
put on the screen shortly. It also presents to you a paper that describes 
in detail the technical approach to the ocean mining equipment. 
