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Raytheon Building $1.4-Million Magnetic Measuring System For USN Work is under way at Raytheon Company on a U.S. Navy system that will measure magnetic fields of ships before and after their hulls have been treated for de- fense against magnetically influ- enced mines. The automated sys- tem, which includes underwater magnetic sensors and data proc- essing and display equipment, has been designed and will be built by Raytheon's Submarine Signal Di- vision, Portsmouth, R.I., for in- stallation at the U.S. Navy De- perming Facility in San Diego. The facility will accommodate vessels up to 30 feet in draft. The $1.4-million contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command follows recent delivery by the Raytheon division of computer- controlled systems for both the measurement and treatment ranges at the Navy's Magnetic Silencing Facility in Bangor, Wash. As systems prime contrac- tor, the division is also responsi- ble for the current installation of sensors and shore-based instru- ments for these ranges, which will greatly reduce the processing time for a ship's treatment. $61-Million Navy Award To Tacoma Boat For T-AGOS Construction Tacoma Boat Building Compa- ny, Inc., Tacoma, Wash., has been awarded a $61,195,450 modifica- tion to a previously awarded con- tract for construction of T-AGOS vessels for the second program year (FY 81). The Naval Sea Systems Command is the con- tracting activity (N00024-80-C- 2046) Designer's Handbook From National Marine Service Describes Firm's Products National Marine Service has made available a Designer's Handbook for naval architects, vessel operators, and shipyards. The new handbook includes tech- nical literature and specification data for National Marine lines of marine instrumentation, bilge management systems, alarm sys- tems, and safety watch and con- trol systems that are customized to each vessel. The new master clock, auto- matic bell logger, scanning tem- perature pyrometer, analog tach- ometer, and clutch slip panel are fully described. A chapter of the handbook covers American Bu- reau of Shipping (ACC and AC- CU) and USCG regulations (NVC 1-78 and NVC 1-69) as they per- tain to reduced manning and Na- tional Marine's instrumentation. For a free copy of the hand- book, Write 29 on Reader Service Card $1.9-Million Navy Contract Awarded To Nationwide Boiler Rentals Nationwide Boiler Rentals, Inc., Mountain View, Calif., has been awarded a $1.9-million contract by the U.S. Navy to design and construct seven mobile boiler rooms. 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