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ON THE COVER 1986 NAVY ANNUAL
Is It Time To Take
The Public Shipyards Private?
PAGE 16
FY 86 Navy Shipbuilding
Appropriations
PAGE 23
Update—FY '86 Navy Programs
PAGE 26
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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