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Impact Of Technology Change New naval ships are designed for extended intervals between over- hauls. Emphasis is being placed on short, frequently scheduled periods during which repairs and mainte- nance are performed. This has ma- jor impact on the geographical dis- tribution of work—as short term availabilities are generally reserved for ship-repair firms in the ship's homeport area. Gas turbine propulsion will con- tinue to replace steam turbine pro- pulsion in surface ships. Over the next 10 years, 55 gas turbine- powered ships will enter service, while 58 steam-powered Navy ships are retired. Gas turbines require dif- ferent maintenance than steam- powered plants. One result will be less work available to contractors who repair boilers and perform oth- er work related to steam plants. These are just a few of the tech- nology changes impacting future ship maintenance which are de- scribed in IMA's report. Exhibit 1—Five-Year History Of Ship Maintenance Awards By Ship Type FY 1984-1988 Ship Type Work Start Date Completion Contractor AD 15 Prairie DSRA 09/14/87 02/19/88 Southwest Mar. LA AD 18 Sierra DSRA 02/03/86 05/02/86 Metro Machine AD 18 Sierra DSRA 01/05/85 02/28/85 Metal Trades AD 37 Samuel Gompers DSRA 07/08/85 10/02/85 Todd SF AD 38 Puget Sound ROH 09/28/87 06/07/88 Norshipco AD 38 Puget Sound DSRA 03/27/86 06/12/86 Metro Machine AD 41 Yellowstone DSRA 01/07/85 03/19/85 Norshipco AD 42 Acadia DSRA 09/30/85 01/17/86 Southwest Mar. SD AD 43 Cape Cod DSRA 01/26/87 04/24/87 Campbell AD 44 Shenandoah DSRA 10/17/86 02/04/87 Bethlehem-SP AE 21 Suribachi SRA 01/28/87 04/28/87 G. Marine Diesel AE 21 Suribachi ROH 02/07/85 12/13/85 Coastal DD AE 22 Mauna Kea DSRA 09/29/86 02/07/87 CMI SF AE 23 Nitro PMA 01/14/86 05/01/86 Coastal DD AE 23 Nitro DSRA 09/15/87 03/04/88 G. Marine Diesel AE 24 Pyro DPMA 07/06/87 09/29/87 CMI SF AE 24 Pyro DPMA 03/03/86 07/01/86 Triple A AE 25 Haleakala ROH 06/28/84 04/30/85 Service Eng. AE 27 Butte PMF 04/18/88 09/09/88 G. Marine Diesel AE 27 Butte ROH 08/15/85 05/15/86 Alabama DD AE 28 Santa Barbara SRA 06/10/85 05/15/86 Braswell AE 28 Santa Barbara SRA 05/04/87 08/31/87 Metal Trades AE 29 Mount Hood PMA 02/10/88 05/11/88 Service Eng. AE 29 Mount Hood ROH 07/22/85 04/24/86 Todd SF AE 32 Flint DPMA 06/22/87 10/10/87 Service Eng. AE 33 Shasta PMA 03/24/86 06/20/86 Service Eng. AE 33 Shasta ROH 09/07/83 07/09/84 Triple A South AE 33 Shasta DPMA 06/06/88 10/03/88 Service Eng. AE 34 Mount Baker SRA 07/30/86 10/30/86 Metal Trades AE 35 Kiska PMA 08/19/85 11/15/85 Service Eng. AE 35 Kiska DPMA 10/12/87 02/08/88 Service Eng. AFDM 7 Sustain ROH 06/01/83 01/15/84 Norshipco AFDM 10 Resolute ROH 02/02/88 07/29/88 Norshipco AFS 1 Mars PMA 08/20/84 11/17/84 Todd SF AFS 1 Mars PMA 03/24/86 06/23/86 Todd SF AFS 1 Mars DPMF 01/19/88 05/17/88 CMI SF AFS 2 Sylvania PMA 08/15/84 11/16/84 Jonathan Corp. AFS 2 Sylvania PMA 05/05/87 08/05/87 Jonathan Corp. Source: IMA, U.S. Navy Ship Maintenance, Repair and Modernization, October 1988. Market Share Assessment The report contains an extensive database of Navy and MSC ship maintenance over the past four years. Data are organized by compa- ny and by ship class. The user can quickly profile firms performing Navy ship maintenance and repair. Exhibit 1 is an excerpt from one of the tables showing ship mainte- nance awards organized by ship type. A separate section provides tabu- lation of contract actions for ship and marine equipment maintenance and repair for each year from FY 1984 through FY 1988. The data show contract actions exceeding $25,000—including initial contracts and subsequent contract modifica- tions. It provides a base of informa- tion for competitive analysis. U.S. Navy Ship Maintenance, Repair and Modernization: A Ten Year Forecast of New Business and Appraisal of Market Share, pub- lished October 1988, is available for $550. To order, contact: Interna- tional Maritime Associates, Inc., 835 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037; telex: 64325 IMA; telefax: (202) 333-8504. Bath Launches Aegis Cruiser Monterey Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, recently launched the U.S. Navy Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG-61) at ceremonies at the shipyard. She is the fourth Aegis cruiser launched by the Maine yard, which presently has seven of the vessels under contract. The ship is 567 feet in length, with a beam 55 feet. She is powered by four GE LM2500 gas turbines. The Monterey is sched- uled to be commissioned in early 1990. 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