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NAVY MARKETING MEETING NavSea / MMA-Sponsored HM&E Conference Set For Arlington, November 27-28 Vice Adm. Peter Hekman, Commander of the Naval Sea Sys- tems Command (NavSea), and James P. Fromfield, president of the Marine Machinery Association (MMA), recently announced their joint sponsorship of the first confer- ence between the Navy and the manufacturers of its hull, mechani- cal and electrical equipment (HM&E). The NavSea/MMA HM&E Con- ference will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va., on No- vember 27 and 28, 1990. Topics to be covered include: U.S. Navy Mar- keting Outlook; Foreign Navy Mar- keting Outlook; HM&E Technical Developments; Quality Assurance Initiatives; HM&E Research And Development; Mil-Spec And Navy Standard Drawing Updates; Rights In Data; Navy Acquisition Strategy; and Congressional Developments. This HM&E Conference will build on last year's successful DAR- PA/MMA R&D Conference. It will be two days of intensive presenta- tions and discussions to aid HM&E manufacturers to find the right path in today's changing market, and to ensure the continued health of the Navy's industrial base. For further information, contact: Marine Machinery Association, 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, D.C. 20036, phone (202) 785-8731. TANO Awarded Contract For USCG's Prototype Heritage Class Patrol Boat TANO Marine Systems, Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide the propulsion control system and central alarm and monitoring sys- tem for the U.S. Coast Guard's pro- totype Heritage Class Patrol Boat (WPB). TANO was awarded the contract by MTU North America, which is providing the engines for the Coast Guard vessel. The 120-foot patrol boat is de- signed to replace the Coast Guard's existing fleet of 82-foot and 95-foot patrol boats. Under the contract, the TANO alarm and monitoring system will include two operator stations, each with a color video monitor, keypad, printer and alarm horn or bell. The vessel's propulsion system will uti- lize a TANOnet data acquisition system. TANO will also design and manu- facture the engine room control stand, as well as drop-in panels for the pilothouse console and bridge wings. The equipment is scheduled to be delivered early next year. The Coast Guard plans to build a prototype Heritage Class vessel in Curtis Bay, Md. Plans call for the prototype to undergo an extended evaluation of about two years before full production begins. TANO Marine Systems, Inc. is a subsidiary of TANO Corporation. For further information and free literature, Circle 47 on Reader Service Card Ship after Ship.. For more than 35 years, ship after ship has been fitted with Loeffler valves, deck drains and bells. The reason? High quality products at a good price. 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Murtha of Pennsylvania's 12th Congression- al District, a member of the House Appropriations Committee and chairman of the House Appropria- tions Defense Subcommittee. Con- gressman Murtha was introduced by Mississippi's Fifth District Con- gressman, Gene Taylor of Bay St. Louis. Mrs. Jo Ann Cheatham, wife of retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Er- nest C. Cheatham Jr., served as the Hue City's sponsor. Other participants in the chris- tening ceremony included General Cheatham; Rear Adm. Raynor A.K. Taylor, USN Deputy Assist- ant Chief of Naval Operations for Surface Warfare; Rear Adm. Wal- ter H. Cantrell, USN, Vice Com- mander, Naval Sea Systems Com- mand; Capt. R. Bruce Woodruff, USN, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Pascagoula; and Jerry St. Pe, se- nior vice president of Litton and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding. The U.S. Navy's Aegis program, of which Hue City is the newest ship, is among the most important shipbuilding programs in America today. 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Ingalls Shipbuilding, lead ship- builder for five of the latest classes of Navy surface combatants, has de- livered 53 major warships into the Navy's fleets since 1975, a major portion of the surface combatants delivered during the period. As lead shipbuilder for the Aegis cruiser program, Ingalls has been contracted to build 19 of the 27 The GE-powered Hue City, 14th Aegis guid- ed missile cruiser to be built by Ingalls Ship- building division of Litton in Pascagoula, Miss., is shown berthed adjacent to the company's 13th cruiser, Chosin (CG 65), which is being prepared for pre-delivery sea trials. Aegis cruisers authorized for con- struction since 1978. Twelve Ingalls- built Aegis cruisers are now in the fleet, with a 13th to be delivered this fall. Ingalls is also building DDG 51 Class Aegis guided missile de- stroyers, with six ships under con- tract. 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