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sponse "subset" of the National De- fense Reserve Fleet, or NDRF).

SSN-21 High-Speed Nuclear

Attack Submarine New-De- sign Program—$712 million, in- cluding $1.0 million for contract de- sign and $256.7 million for RDT&E, is requested in FY 1987; an addi- tional $160.2 million is projected for

FY 1988 funding, with construction of the lead ship in a very long-term program expected to be fully funded in FY 1989. The new design subma- rine, the Navy says, "will be about 350 feet long, and displace about 9,000 tons. These single-screw sub- marines will carry a crew of 133 and be equipped with MK 48 torpedoes,

Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles, [and] other weapons [and will be] capable of long-endurance sub- merged patrols."

SSN-688 Los Angeles-Class

Nuclear Attack Submarine— $2,423.2 million (including $53.8 million for outfitting, $32.9 million for post-delivery costs, and $3.9 mil- lion for RDT&E) is requested in FY 1987 funding (for four ships), with another three ships projected for FY 1988 at a cost of $2,046.9 million.

The LA-class SSN is 360 feet long and displaces 6,900 tons. It carries a crew of 102 and "is equipped with

MK 48 torpedoes, [and] Harpoon and SUBROC [Submarine Rocket] missiles, and is capable of long- endurance submerged patrols."

Newport News Shipbuilding of

Newport News, Va., and the Elec- tric Boat Division, Groton, Conn., of

General Dynamics are building

SSN-688s previously funded.

TACS Auxiliary Crane

Ship—$63.5 million, including $2.4 million for post-delivery, is re- quested for FY 1987 for conversion of two ships for the RRF "by install- ing cranes to permit offload of gen- eral military cargo from all existing ship types where port facilities are inadequate or non-existent." Two more ships will be funded for con- version in the FY 1988 budget, at a cost of $59.9 million. The ships to be modified are "container ships to be selected by the Maritime Adminis- tration and Navy."

TAGOS SURTASS Ocean

Surveillance Ship—$151.7 mil- lion, including $2.7 million for out- fitting and $0.9 million for post- delivery, is requested for construc- tion of three ships with FY 1987 funds; an additional three ships (with greater capabilities) will be built for a projected $193.9 million in FY 1988 funds. A twin-screw, 11- knot, geared diesel with auxiliary electric motor, the TAGOS ships "will be approximately 224 feet long and 42 feet wide." Tacoma Boat- building, Tacoma, Wash., built the first 12 TAGOS ships funded (be- tween FY 1979 and FY 1982); Hal- ter Marine of New Orleans won the contract for the FY 1985 program.

TAO Fleet Oiler—$292.6 mil- lion (including $2.4 million for out- fitting, $13.8 million for post-de- livery, $0.5 million for contract de- sign, and $0.4 million for RDT&E) is requested for two ships in FY 1987; two more are to be procured in

FY 1988 for a projected $319.9 mil- lion. A "commercialized" AO-177- class fleet oiler, the TAO has "a 20-

March, 1986 knot speed capability and 180,000- barrel capacity," with accommoda- tions for a 106-man Military Sealift

Command crew, a Navy C3 (com- mand, control, and communica- tions) team of 21 men, and "10 tran- sient personnel." Avondale Ship- yard of New Orleans and Pennsyl- vania Shipbuilding of Chester, Pa., are building TAOS previously funded.

AE Ammunition Ship—One ship is planned for FY 1988 procure- ment at a cost of $369.8 million; no additional information was pro- vided in the DOD and Navy budget documents.

SSBN Trident Ballistic Mis- sile Submarine—$1,708.4 million (including $8.0 million for outfit- ting, $6.4 million for post-delivery, $51.8 million for RDT&E, and $133.1 million for military construc- tion) is requested in the FY 1987 budget (for one submarine); $1,516.5 million will be requested in

FY 1988 for another Trident. The

Tridents, equipped with 24 long- range strategic ballistic missiles, are "designed to be highly survivable in a hostile antisubmarine warfare en- vironment" and will have an esti- mated nine-year operating cycle be- tween overhaul/refueling, "plus an operating life in excess of 20 years."

Trident prime contractor is the

Electric Boat Division (Groton,

Conn.) of General Dynamics.

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