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$195.4-Miilion Contract

For Three Frigates

Awarded To Bath Yard

A $lS5.4-miIlion contract for construction of three FFG-7 class guided-missile frigates was awarded by the U.S. Navy re- cently to Bath Iron Works Cor- poration, a Congoleum company.

The award raises to 16 the. num- ber of the versatile ships cur- rently under contract to the Bath,

Maine, shipyard, and increases its total work backlog to roughly $650 million, "The three new frigates extend our shipbuilding backlog an ad- ditional year, providing a solid base of work into 1984," said

John F. Sullivan Jr., president and chief executive officer. "But far more important, these ships are vitally needed by our Navy, which has dwindled to 462 vessels as contrasted to the Soviet fleet of 1,764 ships."

Frigates of the FFG-7 class, built for defense against subma- rines, surface ships, and aircraft, are 445 feet in length and dis- place 3,600 tons fully loaded. They are powered by twin gas turbines that develop a total of 40,000 shp.

The ships are designed for mul- tiple missions, including keeping international sea lanes open, pro- viding naval force in crisis or con- flict, maintaining U.S. presence wherever national interests dic- tate.

The Bath Iron Works presi- dent noted that the program has met all schedules and budgets throughout design and construc- tion phases, and the ships have exceeded performance specifica- tions.

R.E. Johnson Named

President Of

Dunbar & Suilivan

Rodney E. Johnson has been elected president of Dunbar &

Sullivan Dredging Co., it was an- nounced recently by chairman

Erbin Watties.

Rodney E. Johnson

Mr. Johnson began his con- struction career with Peter Kie- wit Sons' Company at Garrison

Dam in North Dakota. In 1952, he joined Dravo Corporation and served in various capacities, the most recent as vice president and assistant general manager of the

Civil Mining and Marine Division.

Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging

Company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Dearborn,

Mich., with operating offices in

Cleveland, Chicago, and Eddyville,

Ky.

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The Horizon Ltd., a 25-watt, fully synthesized, 24-channel VHF marine radio was introduced re- cently by Standard Communica- tions, Los Angeles.

Simple yet said to be seaworthy, rugged, and dependable, this mod- estly priced transceiver measures 2% inches high, 6% inches wide, and 11 inches deep. Because the slanted control panel is reversi- ble, it can be mounted on the overhead, vertically on the bulk- head, or just about anywhere else.

According to the manufacturer, the Horizon Ltd. is engineered to give the same top performance that has traditionally been built into all Standard Communications radios.

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