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Unawarded FY 1985 Ships Plus I

FY 1986 Five Year Navy Shipbuilding Program

Current and Projected Navy Overhaul & Repair

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Source: Defense Budget.

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Editorial Naval Ship Construction Trends 12 FEB 1985

Current Commercial Construction ""^Current Navy Ship Construction "; • ^y////,,,..,..,.. -r V////A9/7//. 1987 1988 1989 1990 1985 1986

Source: NAVSEA Calendar Years

Fig. 5—PRIVATE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR INDUSTRY PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT 1992 1993 (continued) chant marine make the future look bleak for the industry and its ability to adequately meet national securi- ty needs. Admiral Fowler ex- pressed this concern: "Despite these positive aspects,

I must note the Navy programs currently provide most of the workload of the shipbuilding and ship repair industry. The com- mercial shipbuilding market is providing little opportunity for

U.S. shipbuilding business. There is evidence that the U.S. industry is trending towards that level re- quired to support Navy pro- grams. "In this environment, the more competitive and efficient ship- yards are continuing to win Navy business while the total number of yards is decreasing. "With the number of facilities decreasing, I am concerned about the ability of the shipbuilding and repair industry to respond to an emergency requirement for a ma- jor and rapid maritime buildup.

Legislative initiatives that are un- derway could provide the envi- ronment for the industry to achieve this capability. These ef- forts must be vigorously sup- ported."

During 1984, ten of the shipyards having Master Repair Agreements with the Navy closed, leaving 141 active at year end. Since then, an- other three have closed, two have entered Chapter 11 and one merger has occurred. Some of these recent casualties have involved shipyards with both Navy construction and repair capabilities that were in- cluded in the Active U.S. Shipbuild- ing Base, which is considered to con- tain the minimum capacity needed to provide adequate mobilization capability for defense requirements.

This base was comprised of 24 ship- yards in 1984 (including one in

Chapter 11 and one with no em- ployees), compared with 26 in 1980 (Fig. 6). It should be pointed out that adequate mobilization capabil- ity means not only the construction and repair of naval combatants, auxiliaries and sealift ships, but greatly increased numbers of trans- 20 Circle 130 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

AMPHIBIOUS AMPHIBIOUS • INCREASED

PRODUCTION • RELIABLE

PERFORMANCE • QUALITY n SIMPLICITY

AMPHIBIOUS 1.7%

Total - $10,904 Million

AUXILIARY/

SUPPORT

Total - $10,213 Million

Total - $13,405 Million

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