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Todd To Build Six Guided Missile Frigates

For Navy At Base Price Of $295 Million

Artist's conception of U.S. Navy guided missile frigate (FFG-7 Class).

Todd Shipyards Corporation has been awarded contracts by the U.S. Navy Department to build six guided missile frigates,

FFG-7 Class, of which four will be delivered to the U.S. Navy and two will be delivered to the Royal

Australian Navy. These vessels are key elements in modern-day

Naval forces. The base price for the six vessels is approximately $295 million. The contracts con- tain provisions for upward price adjustments to compensate for future increases in the costs of labor and material.

According to John T. Gilbride, chairman of Todd, three of these ships will be built at the Seattle

Division and three at the Los

Angeles Division. Todd was a participant in the design contract which preceded the production contracts for these ships. Such effort took four years, and made the company a logical candidate for the ensuing production con- tracts. Mr. Gilbride noted that

Todd is ideally suited both in facilities and personnel to carry out this very important project for the Navy; the company has invested millions of dollars in plant improvement and expansion at both Seattle and Los Angeles in recent years, and it has main- tained a cadre of personnel with invaluable expertise gained in similar programs for the Navy.

The Navy has programmed the procurement of a total of 49 of these guided missile frigates over a five-year period; eight ships' authorization and appropriation has been requested for FY '77, and eight ships' authorization has been requested for FY '78. Todd has every expectation of partici- pating in future procurements for this class of vessel.

The FFG-7 Class ships will have an overall length of 445 feet, a beam of 45 feet, a draft of 24V2 feet, and a full-load displacement of 3,605 tons. The single-screw ships will be powered by two LM- 2500 gas turbines, developing a total of 40,000 shp, and driving a controllable/reversible pitch pro- peller. Sustained sea speed will be 28 knots. The frigates will each be manned by 11 officers and 152 enlisted personnel.

MarAd Approves Cost

For Raising Pilothouse

On Three LNG Carriers

The Maritime Administration has approved the increased cost of $482,202 per vessel with sub- sidy participation of $114,282 per vessel for three LNG vessels being constructed by General

Dynamics Corporation, Quincy,

Mass., for Cryogenic Energy

Transport; LNG Transport, Inc., and Liquegas Transport, Inc.

The increased cost covers the raising of the- wheelhouse ap- proximately 11 feet above its or- iginal design position to provide improved visibility. The change is required by the U.S. Coast

Guard. "A/Ave Trfer tFoca/d tthat

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C-L Couplings are available in weld neck, slip-on or screw 1 neck (special order) short spool piece. Aluminum or steel blanks are available.

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CAMLOCK FLANGE

SALES CORP. 449 SHERIDAN BOULEVARD,

INWOOD, L.I., NEW YORK 11696 (212) 327-3430 TELEX: 96-0140

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