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Navy EVENTS IN APRIL AND MAY 1985 NEW CONTRACTS Shipyard Navy No. Name Type Date Bath Halter Halter Penn Ship Penn Ship DDG-51 T-AGOS-13 T-AGOS-14 T-AO-191 T-AO-192 Guided Missile Destroyer Ocean Surveillance Ship Ocean Surveillance Ship Fleet Oiler Fleet Oiler VESSELS LAUNCHED 4/ 2/85 4/ 5/85 4/ 5/85 5/ 6/85 5/ 6/85 Tacoma T-AGOS-6 PERSISTENT Ocean Surveillance Ship VESSELS DELIVERED 4/ 6/85 GD. Groton * Tacoma NASSCO Todd, San Pedro Bath SSBN-731 T-AGOS-5 T-AKX FFG-54 FFG-55 ALABAMA Ballistic Missile Submarine ASSURANCE Ocean Surveillance Ship MAJ. STEPHEN Prepositioning Ship W PLESS FORD Guided Missile Frigate ELROD Guided Missile Frigate 4/23/85 5/ 1/85 5/ 1/85 5/ 3/85 5/10/85 DELIVERIES BY U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS* Actual Future 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Jan 1 0 1 5 1 2(1) 3 4 1 0 Feb 2 2 3 2 3 3 4(1) 1 1 0 Mar 1 2 2 0 1 1(1) 4(1) 1 2 3 Apr 1 2 0 2 3(1) 1 1 0 0 0 May 5 5 1 3 2 4(1) 1 3 1 2 Jun 2 1 2 1 6(3) 5 4 2 3 1 Jul 0 3 1 1 4(1) 2 2 1(1) 2 1 Aug 2 2 2 2 0 4(1) 1 2 0 1 Sep 1 2 1 1 4(3) 5(2) 3 2 0 2 Oct 1 2 3 1 KD 2(2) 5(1) 1 0 1 Nov 2 2 1 2 5 5(1) 1 2 1 0 Dec _1 _3 _1 _2 _1 _3 Jl _4 _1 TOTALS 19 26 18 22 31 11 26 30 20 15 12 * Four vessels are scheduled for delivery after 1989. ( ) Indicates conversions or modernizations. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS NEW CONSTRUCTION Symbol Type No. of Vessels Total Light Disp. Tons ARS Salvage Ship 4 10.900 ARDM Repair Dry Dock 1 5,300 CG Guided Missile Cruiser 14 124.740 CVN Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear) 3 213,000 DDG Guided Missile Destroyer 1 8,300 FFG Guided Missile Frigate 7 19,089 LHD Amphibious Assault Ship 1 28,500 LSD Dock Landing Ship 5 55,500 MCM Mine Countermeasures 5 5,000 SSBN Ballistic Missile Submarine (Nuclear) 5 62,500 SSN Attack Submarine (Nuclear) 18 108,000 T-5 Oiler 5 45,000 T-AGOS Ocean Surveillance Ship 9 14,400 T-AKX Prepositioning Ship 4 90,800 T-AO Fleet Oiler 6 57,000 WMEC Medium Endurance Cutters (USCG) _9 10,800 TOTAL 97 858.829 PRIVATE SHIPYARD CONVERSIONS AND MODERNIZATIONS Symbol Type No. of Vessels Total Light Disp. Tons T-ACS Crane Ship 1 15,060 T-AH Hospital Ship 2 140,000 T-AKR Vehicle Cargo Ship 4 223,200 T-AKX Prepositioning Ship 2 56,498 T-AVB Aviation Support Ship 1 14,000 TOTAL 10 448,758 36 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News