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Starrett Corp. Appoints

Matthew T. Dailey cern as we pursue the strategy of realistic deterrence."

Before the same committee, Adm.

Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Operations, detailed Rus- sia's latter-day development of sea power, and had this to say about

Soviet shipbuilding and naval capa- bilities : "Estimated Soviet expendi- tures for ship construction reached the all-time high of $3 billion in 1970. This was $1 billion more than the average for previous years, and exceeded U.S. shipbuilding outlays for that year by $900 million. In addition, the Soviets are spending annually an estimated $1.7 billion for new merchant and fishing ships as compared to our FY 1969 and 1970 merchant programs of $334 million and $253 million, respec- tively. If maritime modernization is measured in terms of shipbuild- ing expenditures (naval and mer- chant), the Soviet Union in 1970 was modernizing at almost exactly twice the annual rate of the U.S. ($4.7 billion in 1970 vs 2.353) . . . "From 1966 to 1971, the Soviets built over 200 general purpose combatant and amphibious ships as compared to our production of 88 in that period. The Soviet annual program includes major units that will carry surface-to-surface and/ or surface-to-air missiles. About 45 percent of the Soviet minor com- batants will be equipped with long- range surface-to-surface missiles.

We estimate the Soviet Navy will equal the U.S. Navy in total major combatants in 1972."

Matthew T. Dailey

Matthew T. Dailey has been ap- pointed sales manager of diesel products for the Starrett Corpora- tion of Tampa, Fla. Well known in the diesel industry, Mr. Dailey brings to Starrett many years of experience in all phases of the en- gine business.

In his new position, Mr. Dailey will be responsible for the sales of current diesel products as well as the introduction of new products, including generator sets and indus- trial engines.

Numerical Size Of

United States Navy

Continues To Slide

In testimony before the Senate

Appropriations Committee released on March 17, 1971, Navy Secretary

John H. Chafee warned that "cur- rently planned shipbuilding pro- grams will not arrest obsolescence" of some portions of the U.S. naval fleet.

He said: "Even with the retire- ment of 463 ships in the FY '69 through FY '72 period, 133, or over one-fifth of our planned active fleet ships, including two carriers, will be 30 years old or older by the end of FY '76. At present, the only fleet ships that old are five support ships. At the end of FY '72, the average age of our carriers will be 18 years, the average age of sup- port ships 20 years—and this aver- age will continue to increase in the next several vears."

Secretary Chafee also noted that, in present fiscal year (FY '71), "ac- tive ship levels will decline from 769 to 710 ships," lowest since 1950.

A drop to 658 ships in FY '72. a 28 percent decline since FY '64, is now seen.

By way of explanation, the Navy

Secretary referred to the "number of hard decisions" involved in bud- get making. He said: "During the past few vears, we have reduced the numerical strength of our Navy in order to buy as many modern ships, aircraft, and weapons as our budgets would permit. During the same period, the Soviet Navy has achieved significant qualitative im- provement, as well as quantitative advances in sophisticated ship types, including nuclear-powered submarines and missile-equipped surface combatants. These factors, combined with the increased em- ployment worldwide of their mari- time power, is cause for great con- now. low cost

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