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The Cummins-powered 200-foot rocket recovery vessel Independence slices through Gulf Coast waters on a recent early morning sea trial. Built by Halter Marine for Lockheed Space and Exploration Company, she will be operated by Morton Thiokol for the U.S. Air Force 65-95 space shuttle group at Vandenberg AFB in California. Halter Delivers Rocket Booster Recovery Vessel 'Independence' The solid rocket booster recovery vessel Independence, built by Halt- er Marine, Inc. of Moss Point, Miss., was delivered recently to the Lock- heed Space and Operations Compa- ny, for whom the vessel was built under a contract from Lockheed Shipbuilding. The 200-foot Inde- pendence will perform the key role in the recovery of rocket boosters launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California (scheduled for early 1986) as part of the space shuttle program. Two Cummins KTA50-M diesels, each rated at 1,250 bhp at 1,850 rpm, provide propulsion power for the twin-screw vessel, while two oth- ers, Cummins KTA19-M diesels, power bow and stern thrusters. The Independence is fully equip- ped to handle all necessary diving evolutions, with complete diving equipment, air refilling systems, and a hyperbaric chamber of de- compression. The bow and stern thrusters will be used for propulsion for safety when divers are in the water. A complete electronics sys- tem has been installed for naviga- tion, communications, and for locat- ing and recovering the rocket boost- ers. The divers will be retrieving par- tially submerged rocket boosters for re-use on later missions. The boost- ers separate after the shuttle has reached a certain altitude and float back to earth via parachutes. Divers will quickly connect special air Independence Suppliers' List Main engines (2) . Cummins Reduction gears (2) ... . . Niigata Propellers (2) . . . Lips Engine controls . . Wabco Shafts . . Halter Shaft brakes . Mathers Keel coolers Fernstrum Bow & stern thrusters . Elliot White Gill Generators . . .KATO Generator engines .... .Cummins Firefighting system .... . . Goulds Emergency generator . . .Cummins Towing winch & anchor windlass . HBL Satnav & Loran systems . . Magnavox Position plotter . . . Decca Radars (2) .Krupp Atlas Echo depth sounder . . . . . . Simrad Auto direction finder . . . . . . Simrad Weather facsimile recorder . . . Alden Speed log system .... . . . Junger Satcom system . Magnavox HF/SSB radio . . . . King VHF radio Texas Instruments Aircraft UHF transceiver . . Magnavox General-purpose receiver . . . Harris Aircraft VHF radio .... . . . Narco CB radio General Electric Hand-held VHF radio . . . . . . Repco Lifeboat radio .ITT Mackay hoses to the boosters and, using two powerful air compressors on board the vessel, purge the boosters of any water and refloat them. At the launching of the Indepen- dence, Maj. Gen. Donald W. Hen- derson, officer in charge of the Air Force space shuttle program, stated, "Retrieving the boosters will save $45 million per mission." General Henderson noted that a new set of solid rocket boosters costs $67 mil- Australia Plans To Build Diesel-Electric Submarines Of European Design The Australian government has asked two European companies— Ingenieurkontor Lubeck/Ho- waldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (IKL- HDW) of West Germany and Kock- ums AB of Sweden—to submit de- tailed proposals for the design and construction, in Australia, of new submarines for the Royal Australian Navy. The two companies were se- lected from an original list of seven prominent international submarine designers and builders. Plans call for the construction of lion, while retrieval and refurbish- ing only costs $22 million. "The Independence may well pay back its costs in the first few missions," he added. General Henderson also praised the Lockheed/Halter team responsi- ble for the Independence, in partic- ular the shipyard at Halter Marine's Moss Point yard for building the vessel on schedule and within bud- get. from five to eight boats, with the most likely number being six. Total cost of six subs at current prices is about $1.8 billion (US). Plans call for the first vessel to be launched in 1992. The two European companies have been invited to develop design proposals that would involve Aus- tralian industry in the program. They have also been asked to pro- vide data on construction sites in Australia, and to identify logistic support and maintenance require- ments. It is expected that IKL-HDW will offer the IKL 2000 design, and Kockums will submit its type 471 boat. The "Little" Giant! 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