Paul L. Krinsky

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Paul L. Krinsky

RADM Krinsky Official Portrait at USMMA
Place of death N/A
Allegiance USMS, USN, USNR
Years of service 43 years
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held Superintendent, US Merchant Marine Academy
Deputy Superintendent, US Merchant Marine Academy, Dean, US Merchant Marine Academy
Awards MARAD Superior Accomplishment Award]
Silver Medal Award for Meritorious Service

Rear Admiral Paul L. Krinsky was appointed Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy on August 1, 1998.

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[edit] Superintendent of the US Merchant Marine Academy

The seventh person to hold this post since the institution’s dedication in 1943, Rear Admiral Krinsky headed a federal academy with a student body of some 920 midshipmen and a waterfront campus covering more than eighty acres. The Academy, operated by the U. S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, is located at Kings Point, New York. It is one of the nation’s prime sources of licensed merchant marine officers and is renowned internationally for its maritime education and training programs.

[edit] Merchant Marine and US Navy

Paul Krinsky entered the Merchant Marine Academy in 1946 and graduated with honors in 1950. He sailed in the merchant marine as a deck officer for United States Lines aboard the passenger vessels SS America and SS United States. In 1955, Paul Krinsky went on active duty with the U.S. Navy, serving as navigator aboard the U.S.S. Everglades. Leaving active duty in 1958, he remained in the U.S. Naval Reserves and retired as a Captain. Krinsky also served as a naval science instructor at the New York State Maritime College.

[edit] US Merchant Marine Academy

In 1958, Paul Krinsky joined the faculty of the Merchant Marine Academy teaching a wide range of navigation and seamanship courses in the Department of Nautical Sciences. Over the years, Paul Krinsky held many important jobs with the Academy including, Director of Admissions, Academic Dean, Deputy Superintendent, and in 1987, he was appointed Superintendent. In 1989, the Academy Alumni Association, at the request of Superintendent Rear Admiral Paul L. Krinsky, agreed to sponsor a Parents' Association for the Academy.

[edit] Awards

Rear Admiral Krinsky's personal decorations include:

  • Maritime Administration's Superior Accomplishment Award - NS Savannah Nuclear Project
  • U.S. Department of Commerce's Silver Medal Award for Meritorious Service

[edit] Dates of rank

[edit] Family

Paul was married to Audrey Krinsky and had two children; Ross and David, and has five grandchildren, Peter, Nathan, Daniel, Aylssa, and Lucy.

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Preceded by
Rear Admiral Thomas A. King, USMS		 Superintendent,

US Merchant Marine Academy
1987-1993

 Succeeded by
Rear Admiral Thomas T. Matteson, USCG