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$5.4-Million Navy Contract

Awarded Tracor For SSBN

Sonar Systems Services

Tracor, Inc. of Rockville, Md., has received a $5.4-million con- tract from Naval Sea Systems

Command to provide technical in- tegration and evaluation services for sonar systems aboard U.S.

Navy ballistic missile subma- rines.

William C. Moyer, group vice president for Tracor Applied Sci- ences, said Tracor will provide integration engineering at the overall program level of the

Navy's SSBN unique sonars pro- gram. Approximately 60 scien- tists, engineers, and engineering managers located primarily in the Washington, D.C., area and in Austin, Texas, are involved in the program. "Tracor efforts include provid- ing engineering review, evalua- tion, and integration of SSBN unique sonar equipment design, production, installation, and op- erational support to ensure uni- form and effective application of established Navy policies," Dr.

Moyer said.

Headquarters for the 24-month contract work is Tracor's facility in Rockville, Md., under the gen- eral management of William M.

Pugh, division vice president and director of the Systems Technol- ogy Division. Reporting to Mr.

Pugh on the program is Neil L.

Ellis Jr., director of strategic sys- tems and program manager for the SSBN Unique Sonars Pro- gram.

Newport News Awarded $7.8-Million Engineering

Contract For SSN-688 Subs

Newport News Shipbuilding,

Newport News, Va., has been awarded a $7,800,000 cost-plus- fixed-fee contract for detailed engineering/design and planning yard support for SSN-688 class submarines. The Naval Sea Sys- tems Command, Washington,

D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-83-C-2005).

Omega Marine Announces

Appointment Of Executives

Omega Marine Services, Inc., a Houston-based firm engaged in engineering and project manage- ment of offshore platforms and oil and gas production facilities, recently announced that Bill

Washington and Lee Danner have joined the company as marketing manager and senior project en- gineer, respectively.

Romanelli Joins Fairhaven

Marine As Vice President

John Romanelli

William H. Potter, president of

Fairhaven Marine, Inc., has an- nounced the appointment of John

Romanelli to the position of vice president-yard manager at the

Fairhaven, Mass., facility. Mr.

Romanelli will be responsible for directing all operations of the full service repair yard and ma- rina and for planning intended expansion of the present facility.

Mr. Romanelli comes to Fair- haven Marine from Newport

Shipyard, Inc., where he was chief superintendent. His prior experience in the Navy included machinery repair, hull work, and various supervisory positions.

Fairhaven Marine is one of the largest shipyards in southeastern

New England, offering complete facilities for large yachts, fishing, and commercial vessels. The com- pany also has a marine construc- tion division, which is involved in building bulkheads, docks, ma- rinas, etc., and vessel salvage work.

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