Maritime Reporter, February 1989

<BODY> <div> Bath Iron Works Awarded $610.1-Million Contract To Build Three Destroyers... The U.S. Navy recently awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW), Bath, Maine, a contract worth $610,109,000 to build three Arleigh Burke Class (DDG-51) Aegis guided missile destroyers. The three destroyers, DDG-54, -56, and -58, will each have a length of 504 feet, beam of 59 feet and dis- place 8,300 tons. The vessels will each be powered by four gas turbine engines. Artist's conception of the Arleigh Burke Class (DDG-51) guided missile destroyer. Bath Iron Works is building the lead ship of this class, BIW drawing While Ingalls Receives $466.5-Million Navy Pact To Build Two Others The U.S. Navy recently awarded the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, Pascagoula, Miss., a $466.5-million contract to build two Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) Class Aegis guided missile de- stroyers. The ships will each have an over- all length of 504 feet, beam of 59 feet and displace 8,300 tons. Each will be powered by four gas turbine engines to speeds in excess of 30 knots. Construction of the ships, desig- nated DDG-55 and -57, is scheduled to get underway in September 1990 and May 1991, respectively. Anadac, Inc. Awarded $27.7-Million Contract Anadac, Inc., an Arlington, Va., professional services firm was re- cently awarded a multiyear $27.7- million contract to provide engi- neering and technical services to the U.S. Navy's Aegis Shipbuilding Pro- gram. MSI Offers Naval And Commercial Training At Simulator Complex MarineSafety International (MSI), a professional training or- ganization, operates a shiphandling simulator training complex in New- port, R.I. The complex houses four interactive ship simulators. Unique features of the complex are a "true" bridge wing simulator, a wheelhouse simulator with a 250-degree visual including a view over the stern and multi-media learning feedback cen- ters. In addition to training up to 1,200 February, 1989 Naval officers per year, the MSI complex is used to train merchant marine officers and harbor pilots. Courses have been conducted for Chevron, American President Lines and many other U.S. and Canadian companies. The bridge wing simulator is an excellent tool for training pilots in the techniques of close-in maneu- vering and docking. Courses have been conducted for the San Francis- co Pilots, the State of California, and many Canadian pilot groups. Training for Panama Canal Pilots at the Newport complex will begin in April. For a free brochure detailing the courses available from MSI, Circle 36 on Reader Service Card Tracor Marine Awarded $3.6-Million Navy Contract Tracor Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of Tracor, Inc., has been awarded a $3.6-million contract by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) for engineering and technical sup- port services. Bender Awarded Contract To Overhaul Navy Research Vessel Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Mobile, Ala., was recently awarded a $438,070 contract for the regular overhaul of the USNS Bart- lett (T-AGOR-13), an oceanograp- hic research vessel based at Port Everglades, Fla. Bender is a full-service shipyard that builds, converts and repairs vessels for the commercial and gov- ernment sectors. For free literature detailing the shipbuilding and ship-repairing ser- vices of Bender, Circle 37 on Reader Service Card 11 75 in (298 mm) Here is our new 3 x 2 Cargo pump. |t's probably thpM6St kept secre< in the Marine market. Flows worth opening. But it is also used for fire fighting hia9hVa?° °r a'most any nigh-head application Oh Ves, it s hydraulically driven. 3" Cargo Pump ^HYDRA- TECH PUMPS,* PO Box 537 • Mt. Holly, NJ 08060-537 USA Phone:(609)267-5393 FAX: (609) 261-8070 Circle 153 on Reader Service Card GIBBS & COX INC. Naval Architects & Marine Engineers 119 WEST 31 STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10001 212-613-1300 1235 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY ARLINGTON, VA. 22202 703-979-1240 6060 JEFFERSON AVENUE NEWPORT NEWS, VA. 23605 804-380-5800 1166 CHURCH ROAD BRUNSWICK, ME. 04011 207-729-2950 Circle 265 on Reader Service Card 47 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>