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ASNE Day '84

Technology In Engineering —

Backbone Of Ship Design, Construction And Repair

Washington, D.C. — May 3—4

The American Society of Naval

Engineers will present ASNE Day 1984 with the theme "Technology in Engineering—Backbone of Ship

Design, Construction, and Repair."

ASNE Day is the Society's annual national convention with technical sessions, exhibits, and social func- tions. It will be held May 3 and 4 this year at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The meeting is climaxed by the banquet on Friday evening, May 4. This year's banquet speaker will be Vadm. Robert L. Walters,

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations,

Surface Warfare.

More than 100 companies, mili- tary commands, and other organi- zations will display their products, services, and capabilities. These exhibits will portray the latest technology that supports the de- velopment, building, and outfit- ting of commercial and military shipping. Also represented will be organizations that interface with the industrial community and di- rect the programs and projects en- gaged in modernizing and updat- ing the U.S. Navy Fleet.

The luncheon speaker on May 3 will be Commodore Grace M.

Hopper, USNR, the Navy's own pioneer of modern computer tech- nology and the inventor of the computer language COBOL. Her presence will constitute a mile- stone in the annals of the Society, as she is thought to be the first woman speaker in ASNE's history.

Technical Program

The two-day meeting will in- clude technical papers selected by the Committee from among the many submitted for presentation.

They will cover subjects of current interest including ship design, combat systems, ship acquisition and modernization, ship auxiliary systems, hull coatings, hull de- signs, and ship propulsion.

Thursday, May 3

Palladian Room—Session 1A

Ship Acquisition and

Modernization

Moderator:

Radm. James W. Lisanby, USN (Ret.)

Capt. James W. Kehoe, USN (Ret.), assistant 9:00 a.m. "Design of Modernized Battle- ships and Cruisers," by Philip J.

Sims, James F. Edwards Sr.,

LCdr Robert L. Dickey, USN, and H.S. Shull.

In recent reactivation studies of battleships and cruisers from the reserve fleet, the Navy faced three major problems: the baseline data on the ships was not readily avail- able or could not be assured to be reliable; a new generation cruise missile armament was proposed; and the ship delivery schedule was very tight. After doing a feasibil- ity study for a particular ship sys- tem, design engineers were taken on board the mothballed ship to resolve the design problems.

Being on the ship allowed an in- tensive effort and immediate ref- erence to the actual ship configu- ration. The tools used to control this effort were a ship check plan, a ship form, and the master ar- rangement drawing. Simultane- ously with the design effort, the repair effort was scoped. The de- sign evolution and solutions to the major problems are described in (continued on page 50) 46

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