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Dual Keel-Layings Mark Submarine Tender Construction

At Lockheed Shipbuilding And Construction Company

EMORY S. LAND mm SUBMARINE TENDER AS-39 i. i s MAVAi SFA SVSTI~hAS COMIVsAiSJU

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KEEL LAID MARCH 2 1976 >

Officiating at the dual keel-laying ceremonies at Lock- heed Shipbuilding were, left to right: Comdr. J.C.

Ballantine, Deputy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, USN,

Seattle; J.N. Watt, submarine tender program man- ager, Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Com- pany; Rear Adm. Lando W. Zech Jr., Commandant,

Thirteenth Naval District; M.L. Ingwersen, president and general manager, Lockheed Shipbuilding and

Dual keel-layings were accomplished on

March 2 for the largest contract in Lockheed

Shipbuilding and Construction Company's history — the $253-million construction of two submarine tenders for the U.S. Navy.

The contract was signed late in 1974, and program start-up efforts gradually built up momentum through 1975. Submarine tenders are now utilizing more than half of the Lock- heed Shipbuilding work force and, along with other company programs, promise shipyard employment of 2,000 to 3,000 employees into 1978.

Construction progress on these two large ships was marked by keel-laying for AS-39 on Lockheed's Shipway #1, and keel-laying for AS-40 on Shipway #3.

Previously, the Hon. J Wm. Middendorf II,

Secretary of the Navy, approved names for the new submarine tenders which honor sub- marine pioneers in the United States. The names announced during keel-laying were

Emory S. Land, AS-39, and Frank Cable,

AS-40. Vice Admiral Land's submarine con- tributions to the Navy from 1916 through

World War II earned him the Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Medal. Mr. Cable was associated with the first submarine,

Holland, accepted by the Navy in 1900, and founded the Electric Boat Company which has built more than half of the submarines used by the U.S. He was active at Electric

Boat until his death in 1945 at the age of 82.

Delivery of the 643-foot-long, 13,840-ton displacement AS-39 is scheduled in 1978, with AS-40 following in 1979. These large vessels contain 875 compartment/spaces and, with a crew of 1,351 officers and men, will support and service SSN 688-Class subma- 36

Construction Company; Rear Adm. Raymond W.

Burke, NAVSEA, deputy commander for Industrial and Facility Management; Capt. V.J. Manara Jr.,

Supervisor of Shipbuilding, USN, Seattle; Capt.

Norman O. Larson, NAVSEA project manager Auxil- iary Ship Acquisition, and Lt. Comdr. E.A. Jones, AS resident project officer. rines. Propulsion will be provided by DeLaval steam turbines and reduction gears, devel- oping 20,000 shp. Sustained sea speed will be 18 knots. Four DeLaval ship-service turbo- generators will provide 2,500 kw of electric power.

To embrace improved shipbuilding tech- nology and meet requirements for construc- tion of the submarine tenders, LSCC is add- ing facilities and improvements which will cost approximately $2 million.

R. Ferrante Organizes

Atlantic Coast Enterprises

Richard Ferrante, formerly vice president and founder of BFG Marine Supply Com- pany, has started his own marine manufac- ture and supply company.

Mr. Ferrante's new company, Atlantic

Coast Enterprises, Inc., will manufacture and supply a complete line of marine indus- trial hardware products. According to Mr.

Ferrante, "Atlantic Coast Enterprises has been formed to satisfy the industry's need for innovative manufacturing capabilities and to be responsive to the many new and special requirements of today's customers in the shipbuilding and ship-repair business."

Mr. Ferrante, in 1969, designed and pat- ented the "Handlock" deck cover which was approved by the American Bureau of Ship- ping and Lloyd's Register of Shipping.

Atlantic Coast Enterprises, Inc. is set up to provide customers with a full line of valve remote control units and deck and en- gine equipment. Atlantic Coast Enterprises is located at 100 St. John's Lane, New York,

N.Y. 10013.

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