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More than 30 major contractors will supply materials for the five

PHMs now under construction.

The ships, of the Pegasus class and based upon prototype built by Boeing now in service with the U.S. Pacific Fleet, are capa- ble of speeds in excess of 40 knots (50 mph).

AiResearch Manufacturing

Company of Phoenix, Ariz., and

Torrance, Calif., has received two contracts for a total in excess of $1,600,000. AiResearch of Arizona will design, develop, test and man- ufacture the shipservice power units, and air start compressors for the production program will be provided by AiResearch of

California.

The flap and steering actuators will be supplied by Hydraulic Re- search (Textron) of Valencia,

Calif. The actuators are an inte-

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Boeing Awards Six

Hydrofoil Contracts

Totaling $4,360,000 gral part of the overall control system which provides the high maneuverability of PHM. The Hy- draulic Research contract is val- ued at approximately $1,600,000.

Vard Newport of Santa Ana,

Calif., has been chosen to provide chilled water, bilge and waste- water pumps under a $580,000 contract.

A Wisconsin company, Aqua-

Chem, Inc., will supply the water distillers for the five PHMs. The

Aqua-Chem contract is in excess of $300,000. Evaporative waste systems will be provided by

GARD, Inc. of Niles, 111., at a value of $280,000.

Manufacture of the fast, com- pact warships is on schedule to- ward delivery of the first produc- tion PHM to the U.S. Navy in

February 1981. Delivery of the fifth ship is scheduled for the spring of 1982.

The PHM is ideally suited for area surveillance in support of task force operations. Design flexibility in the 131-foot-long 230-ton hydrofoils includes weight and space reserves to permit ex- pansion of operational roles to antisubmarine (ASM) and anti- air warfare (AAW).

Hongkong United Dockyards

Ltd. (HUD) have formed a new subsidiary company — Ship Re- pairers & Shipbuilders (HK) Ltd.

The company will act as agents for a number of major overseas ship repairing companies and will liaise with local shipowners re- quiring docking and repair work overseas.

The new company has already obtained the agency for Lisnave in Portugal, one of the world's largest ship repairing companies, and has also been appointed as agents by the other major Portu- guese company, Setenave. They will also represent the two com- panies for new shipbuilding. Oth- er major worldwide ship repairing companies are at present discuss- ing representation with Ship Re- pairers & Shipbuilders (HK) Ltd.

The new subsidiary will be headed by C.C. Chen, a highly experienced shipping executive who has been with HUD for 11 years. 20 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Boeing Marine Systems, P.O.

Box 3707, Seattle, Wash. 98124, has awarded contracts totaling more than $4,360,000 for work in connection with the production of Patrol Hydrofoil Missileships (PHM) for the U.S. Navy.

Hongkong United

Dockyards Ltd. (HUD)

Forms New Subsidiary

C.C. Chen