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OMNITHRUSTER®

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Launched Ballistic Missiles: also Deep-Diving Submersibles.

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Small nozzles reduce drag ... save fuel and passage time.

Easily retrofitted.

Micro-Processor Control

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ON THE COVER 1986 NAVY ANNUAL

Is It Time To Take

The Public Shipyards Private?

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FY 86 Navy Shipbuilding

Appropriations

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Update—FY '86 Navy Programs

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RAdm. Demars Nominated

Deputy Chief of Naval

Operations (Sub Warfare)

Secretary of Defense Caspar W.

Weinberger has announced that the President has nominated Rear

Adm. Bruce Demars, U.S. Navy, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Deputy

Chief of Naval Operations (Subma- rine Warfare), OP-02, Office of the

Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral

Demars is presently serving as As- sistant Deputy Chief of Naval Oper- ations (Submarine Warfare), OP- 02B, Office of the Chief of Naval

Operations.

Bethlehem Steel Awarded

MarAd Contract To Repair

Auxiliary Crane Ship

Bethlehem Steel Corporation's

Sparrows Point shipyard was re- cently awarded a contract for the repair of a Maritime Administration auxiliary crane ship, according to an announcement by the yard's general manager, David Watson.

According to Mr. Watson, the yard will drydock and repair the recently converted USNS Keystone

State (T-ACS-1), a commercially- operated vessel.

A one-time Mariner class cargo ship, the Keystone State is 668 feet long and 76 feet wide. The vessel was previously operated as a con- tainership by American President

Lines, and known as the President

Harrison.

The ship has been based at the

Cheatam Annex naval installation in Virginia and recently completed testing for loading and off-loading capabilities.

The cost of the new work was not divulged.

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