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ON THE COVER

Cover: The world's largest Syncrolift shiplift is now in operation at the San Pedro (Los

Angeles) yard of Todd Shipyards. Photo—

John Graham, Todd Pacific, Los Angeles

Div.

Worldwide Ship Repair

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SNAME Spring Meeting/

STAR Symposium

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Marine Coatings/

Corrosion Control Review

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AWO Perspective

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Metro Machine Awarded $3-Million Navy Contract

For Maintenance Work

Metro Machine Corporation of

Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $3,187,496 cost-plus-award-fee

Navy contract for planned mainte- nance and advance planning for the dock landing ship USS Whidbey

Island (LSD-41). Work will be per- formed in Norfolk, and is expected to be completed by October 20 this year. Contract funds would have ex- pired at the end of the current fiscal year. Three bids were solicited and three offers were received. The Nav- al Sea Systems Command, Wash- ington, D.C., is the contracting ac- tivity (N00024-85-C-8575).

Raytheon Gets $3-Million

Navy Award For Search

Radar Spare Parts

Raytheon Company's Equipment

Division in Wayland, Mass., has been issued a $3,049,445 Navy mod- ification to furnish 27 line items covering various CM/SPS-49 search radar program spare parts. Work will be performed in Waltham,

Mass., and is expected to be com- pleted by June 30, 1986. Contract funds would not have expired at the end of the current fiscal year. The

Navy Ships Parts Control Center,

Mechanicsburg, Pa., is the contract- ing activity (N00024-83-C-7122).

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