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Navy Adding 13 Ships

Costing $206.7 Million

To Ready Reserve Force —Four To Be Converted

Thirteen merchant ships were se- lected for purchase on 17 January 1986 for the Ready Reserve Force of the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

The Maritime Administration is processing four contracts totaling $206.7 million with American Au- tomar, Barber Steamship Lines,

Lykes Bros, and U.S. Lines at the request of the Chief of Naval Opera- tions for the U.S. Navy's Military

Sealift Command.

Rear Adm. W.T. Piotti Jr., Com- mander, Military Sealift Command, recommended acquisition of the 13 roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) and heavy lift/barge ships from 91 ships of- fered in response to a request for proposals. The offerings were fol- lowed by an initial survey and eval- uation of each ship's material condi- tion by two Navy/MarAd selection committees.

The 13 ships selected are those determined to have the highest mili- tary utility at the lowest cost of the ships offered. These ships, com- bined with the five RO/ROs pur- chased with Fiscal Year 1985 Sup-

The thirteen ships are: plemental funding, provide the ca- pability to transport more than a mechanized division with the most modern and capable RO/RO and heavy-lift/barge ships at the lowest possible purchase and life cycle cost.

When delivered to MarAd, the ships must be within class in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping standards and certified by the U.S.

Coast Guard as capable of 180 days of sustained, unrestricted opera- tions. Of the 13 ships selected, nine were built in the U.S. Four foreign- flag RO/ROs will be converted to

U.S.-flag in U.S. shipyards prior to delivery.

The Ready Reserve Force cur- rently consists of 72 ships, 46 of which are berthed at the three ma- jor sites of the National Defense

Reserve fleet—Beaumont, Texas;

James River, Va.; and Suisun Bay,

Calif. The remaining 26 ships are dispersed in ports throughout the world. The additional 13 ships will be outported within the U.S. at vari- ous strategic locations to be deter- mined by competition. All ships in the RRF are kept in a 5, 10 or 20- day readiness status, meaning they can be activated, crewed and ready to sail in 5, 10 or 20 days from call- up by the Chief of Naval Opera- tions.

Although MarAd is the contract- ing authority for the Federal Gov-

Year Ship Present

Company Built Type Name Flag

American Automar 1971 RO/RO Paralla Sweden

Barber Steamship Lines 1979 RO/RO Barber Tonsberg Norway

Barber Steamship Lines 1979 RO/RO Barber Priam Norway

Barber Steamship Lines 1979 RO/RO Barber Taif Norway

Lykes Bros. Steamship 1976 RO/RO Lipscomb Lykes U.S.

Lykes Bros. Steamship 1976 RO/RO Charles Lykes U.S.

Lykes Bros. Steamship 1972 Seabee Doctor Lykes U.S.

Lykes Bros. Steamship 1972 Seabee Almeria Lykes U.S.

Lykes Bros. Steamship 1973 Seabee Tillie Lykes U.S.

U.S. Lines 1973 LASH Delta Mar U.S.

U.S. Lines 1973 LASH Delta Sud U.S.

U.S. Lines 1973 LASH Delta Norte U.S.

U.S. Lines 1971 LASH Delta Caribe U.S.

Lips Designs

Detachable Blade Propellers

For Amoco—Literature Available

Amoco's tug Michigan, operating through the winter in Lake Michi- gan last year, experienced damage to its stainless monobloc propellers necessitating unscheduled drydock- ing of the vessel twice and the installation of a spare propeller.

Lips Propellers was approached as to the feasibility of designing a deta- chable blade propeller with compa- rable strength and a hub geometry no larger than the original monobloc propellers. Lips responded with a four-blade design which combined the efficiencies of the original mono- bloc design with the advantages of a detachable blade propeller.

Spare blades can easily be stored aboard the vessel or easily shipped, even by air, allowing prompt re- placement when damage is sus- tained. The vessel does not need to be drydocked, and the removal and replacement of blades can be ac- complished with lighter lifting equipment. Only damaged blades need to be removed and repair of damaged blades can be expedited due to the ease of shipment and handling.

For free literature containing full information on the entire line of

Lips Propellers,

Circle 17 on Reader Service Card ernment, the ships are being paid for by the Navy. They will be used by the Military Sealift Command for strategic sealift during emergen- cies, contingencies or exercises to test their readiness.

MSC's primary responsibility is to provide the necessary sealift to deploy and sustain military forces overseas, as rapidly and for as long as the military requirement exists.

MSC also operates auxiliary ships that will deliver supplies to Navy combatant ships while underway, oceanographic and survey ships, and tankers and dry cargo ships that deliver Defense Department cargo worldwide.

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