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AGL And Ciserv

Sign Agreement To

Be Exclusive Reps

AGL Transatlantic Ship Manage- ment Corp. of San Francisco and

Ciserv of Gothenburg, Sweden have formed an exclusive representation to offer complete shipboard diesel maintenance and repair manage- ment including spare parts on a con- tract basis to American Owners—

Ciserv has a worldwise network of repair services, riding crews and computerized maintenance pro- grams.

AGL Transatlantic Ship Manage- ment Corporation together with Ci- serv will provide total diesel man- agement including class mainte- nance, casualties and spare parts for "a set fee per year." This service is especially valuable to owners of small fleets and/or owners who do not want to establish an expensive diesel organization.

TAKE STEEL

FROM START TO

FINISH FOR 60

A SQUARE FOOT.

TRANSPORTATION

SYSTEMS INC. 813 Pbrrest Drive, EO. Box 6127, Newport News, Virginia 23606 "Figures based on 1981 Houston, Texas, cost survey. Costs may vaiy due to local labor and annual steel throughput.

Circle 197 on Reader Service Card

Artist's conception of DDG 51 to be built by Bath Iron Works.

Bath Iron Works Receives $321-Million DDG 51 Contract

Bath Iron Works Corporation has announced that it has been awarded the contract to design and build the lead ship in the DDG 51 Program.

This award comes after a very ex- tensive competition among the most capable surface combatant ship- building companies in the U.S. The $321-million fixed-price contract is effective immediately with initial efforts concentrating on develop- ment of the detail design and plan- ning aspects of the program. Actual construction of the lead ship will begin in 1987 with the ship sched- uled to be delivered in 1989.

William E. Haggett, president of Bath Iron Works, stated: "This is excellent news for Bath Iron Works.

BIW has applied its very best re- sources and efforts over the past two years to win this contract against the top shipyards in this country.

Developing a lead ship design and constructing the prototype of a class is that portion of the shipbuilding business where Bath really excels.

This award is a fine tribute to our company and the reputation it has earned building ships for the Navy for many years. "Award of the DDG 51 contract to

Bath is vital to the future of the company, and of greater signifi- cance is the fact that it establishes a solid foothold for BIW as lead yard in the DDG 51 Program which is planned to include the construction of a minimum of 29 ships. As lead yard, Bath's chances of winning a majority of follow-on ships in the program is greatly enhanced," Mr.

Haggett added. "DDG 51 was the only new type surface combatant ship to be awarded this year, and no new classes are planned for the near future. As a result, competition for this award was fierce and BIW bid this contract very aggressively.

Completing this program within the cost parameters will be a real chal- lenge to BIW, but we are deter- mined to do it, and I am confident

Bath is up to the task," he added.

To perform its lead ship responsi- bilities, Bath Iron Works Corpora- tion has teamed with Gibbs & Cox,

Inc., of New York City who will be responsible for developing detailed working plans as part of the lead ship process. BIW and G&C have successfully teamed in the develop- ment of many lead surface comba- tant ship designs for the Navy in the past.

DDG 51 will be 505 feet in length with a 66-foot maximum beam and will displace 8,150 tons. It has been designed as a multipurpose de- stroyer incorporating the advanced

AEGIS anti-air systems. The AE-

GIS destroyers are planned to be a cornerstone of the United States

Navy battle groups well into the 21st century.

Gibbs & Cox Firm Awarded $2.7-Million Navy Contract

For Design Support Work

Gibbs & Cox, Inc., naval archi- tects and marine engineers head- quartered in New York City, has been awarded a $2,656,537 cost- plus-fixed-fee contract by the Naval

Sea Systems Command for support of electrical systems and equipment development. The contract covers one year, and includes options for two additional years. The work will encompass system and equipment design, fleet support and life cycle management, refit and restoration, research, development, and testing. 8 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

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