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Navy Adding 19 Ships To Ready Reserve Force Nineteen U.S.-flag merchant ships have been procured for the Ready Reserve Force of the Na- tional Defense Reserve Fleet ad- ministered by the Maritime Administration. MarAd executed the $30-million contract with Delta Lines and Lykes Bros, shipping companies at the request of the Chief of Naval Operations for the Navy's Military Sealift Command. Vice Adm. William H. Row- den, Commander, Military Sealift Command, recommended acquisi- tion of the 19 breakbulk carriers from 51 ships offered in response to a request for proposals. The of- ferings were followed by surveys and an evaluation of the ships' material condition by two Navy MarAd selection committees. Six ships offered by Delta Lines for $8.95 million and 13 ships of- fered by Lykes Bros. Steamship Company for $21.06 million were selected. These ships have the highest military utility at the low- est cost of the ships offered. All 19 have national defense features. When delivered to MarAd, by November 30, 1984, the ships must be within class in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping THE NORWEGIAN MARINE ENGINE Designed to give OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY in a demanding international market 1. Over 20 years experience 2. More than 500 250 mm bore engines in world wide service 3. Burning fuels upto 700 cSt efficiently WE WELCOME YOUR INQUIRIES FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: BERGEN DIESEL INC. Suite 203, 2110 I 1 O Service Road, Kenner, LA 70065 U.S.A. Telephone: (504) 443 3004/3005 - Telex: 78 49 80 - Telefax: (504) 443 3051 REPRESENTING: A S BERGENS MEKANI5KE VERKSTEDER P. O. Box 858, N-5001 Bergen, Norway — Telephone: (47 5) 19 00 00 Telex: 42 735 bmvh-n - Telefax: (47 5) 19 00 00 ext. 291 (dsy), (47 5) 19 04 05 (night) Standards and certified by the U.S. Coast Guard as capable of 180 days of sustained, unrestricted operations. The Ready Reserve Force cur- rently consists of 32 ships, 26 of which are berthed at the three major sites of the National De- fense Reserve Fleet—Beaumont, Texas; James River, Va.; and Sui- sun Bay, Calif. These additional 19 ships will be berthed at James River or Beaumont to be in or near their designated activation and loading ports. All ships in the RRF are kept in a 5 or 10 day readiness status, meaning they can be activated, crewed and ready to sail in 5 or 10 days from call-up by the Chief of Naval Operations. Delta Lines of Teaneck, N.J., has offered the following ships: Name Yr. Built Type Santa Barbara 1967 Partial Container Santa Clara 1966 Self-Sustaining Santa Cruz 1966 Breakbulk (C4) Santa Elena 1967 Breakbulk (C4) Santa Isabel 1967 Breakbulk (C4) Santa Lucia 1966 Breakbulk (C4) Lykes Bros. Of New Orleans, La., offered the following ships: Adabelle Lykes Aimee Lykes Charlotte Lykes Mayo Lykes Allison Lykes Sheldon Lykes Margaret Lykes Christopher Lykes Gulf Banker Gulf Farmer Gulf Trader Gulf Shipper Gulf Merchant 1963 1963 1963 1963 1964 1963 1963 1963 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Breakbulk (C3) Although MarAd is the con- tracting authority for the Federal Government, the ships are being paid for by the Navy. They will be used by the Military Sealift Com- mand for strategic sealift during emergencies, contingencies or ex- ercises to test their readiness. Robert Allnutt Elected New VP, Government Affairs At COMSAT COMSAT announced the elec- tion of Robert F. Allnutt to the position of vice president, govern- ment affairs. In this newly created position, Mr. Allnutt will be re- sponsible for the management and direction of COMSAT's liaison with the executive branch, the U.S. Congress and regulatory agencies. He will report to John L. Mc- Lucas, executive vice president and chief strategic officer. Most recently, Mr. Allnutt was vice president and legal counsel of the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness. He holds a B.S. from the Vir- ginia Polytechnic Institute and a J.D. and LL.M from George Wash- ington University. 36 Circle 159 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
