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Bollinger Named Chairman

Of Louisiana Shipbuilding

And Repair Association

The Louisiana Shipbuilding and

Repair Association recently elected its board of directors and officers for the 1986-87 year.

Richard N. Bollinger, a direc- tor of Bollinger Machine Shop and

Shipyard, Inc., Lockport, La., was elected chairman of the board of

LSRA. Reelected as president (ex- ecutive director) was Rear Adm.

W.H. Livingston, USN (Ret.).

Ronald Isaac of Algiers Iron

Works & Drydock Company was named treasurer, and Mrs. Darla

Boudreaux continues as secre- tary.

The Association, now in its 14th year of service, is dedicated to the promotion of the welfare of the shipbuilding and repair industry in the State of Louisiana by conduct- ing the usual trade association ac- tivities. Membership consists of

Louisiana shipyards and associated companies such as vendors, sup- pliers, marine surveyors, naval ar- chitects, etc.

For further information, contact the Association at 5163 General De-

Gaulle Drive, New Orleans, La. 70114.

Marinette Marine Names

Chief Piping Engineer

Charles Smelley has recently joined the Marinette Marine Corpo- ration as chief piping engineer in the shipbuilder's engineering and design department. Mr. Smelley has over 35 years of experience in piping engineering and engineering management. A majority of that time was spent with Fluor Incorpo- rated in Texas and Canada.

Navy Selects Ingalls

For Planning Reactivation

Of Battleship Wisconsin

The Navy recently announced that Litton Systems Inc., Ingalls

Shipbuilding Division of Pascagou- la, Miss., has been selected for the preliminary planning of the reacti- vation and modernization of the

USS Wisconsin (BB-64).

Litton was awarded a $l-million firm-fixed-price contract with a firm-fixed-price option for the plan- ning effort. The contract includes planning initial production, materi- al procurement, evaluation of addi-

August, 1986 tional or revised government re- quirements and establishment of detailed schedules and budgets for the reactivation and modernization of the battleship.

The work will be performed in

Pascagoula, and is expected to be completed by September 3 of this year. The contract was competively procured, with six bids solicited and one offer received. $18.4-Million Contract

To Norfolk Shipbuilding

For Sub Tender Overhaul

Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry- dock Corporation, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded an $18,431,371 firm- fixed-price contract for conducting the regular overhaul availability of

USS L.Y. Spear (AS-36) as part of a competitive test program between public and private shipyards. The contract will cover repairs and alter- ations to the hull, electrical, me- chanical and combat systems. Work will be performed in Norfolk, and is expected to be completed in June 1987. Fourteen bids were solicited and four offers were received. The

Naval Sea Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H-8195).

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