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RST Relocates

To New Headquarters

Remote Systems Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Baldt Inc., has an- nounced its relocation to new facili- ties. Their new address is 1800 West

Belt North, Houston, Texas 77043.

Remote Systems Technology Inc. (RST) develops and markets acous- tic components and systems for the exploration drilling and production phases of the offshore oil industry. "RST has extensive capabilities in acoustic control, underocean power generating and energy mea- suring systems," said James

Palmer, Baldt president and CEO. "The move to larger headquarters will enable RST to grow in new areas of subsea technologies."

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Todd-Los Angeles Delivers 16th Guided Missile Frigate To Navy

The guided missile frigate Reu- ben James (FFG-57) was delivered to the U.S. Navy recently by the Los

Angeles Division of Todd Pacific

Shipyards Corporation, according to an announcement by Len M.

Thorell, company vice president and general manager.

The Reuben James, completed 12 weeks ahead of schedule and below budget, is the 16th in the series of 18 frigates currently under contract at the Los Angeles Division. The 16 ships have been completed a total of 109 weeks ahead of contract sched- ule.

The Los Angeles Division equaled its FFG-7 Class record set on the previous frigate, USS Ford (FFG- 54), by satisfactorily completing all contractor discrepancies prior to de- livery. A first of the class record was also established by completing all government and contractor test re- quirements, both for systems and operational parameters, prior to de- livery. As a result, Reuben James has set yet a new standard for readi- ness and completion at delivery.

Todd Shipyards Corporation, one of the nation's largest independent shipbuilding and ship repair compa- nies, operates other yards in Seattle,

San Francisco and Galveston. Its recently acquired ARO subsidiary is an international manufacturer of in- dustrial air-powered equipment and aeronautical and environmental life support systems.

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Minimizing Ship Operating Cost

Discussed At Hampton Roads SNAME "Minimizing Ship Operating and

Support Cost" was the topic at a recent meeting of the Hampton

Roads Section of The Society of

Naval Architects and Marine Engi- neers. Samuel Judge of the Naval

Sea Systems Command spoke to 87 members and guests at Fisherman's

Wharf in Hampton, Va. Among the members present was Lester

Rosenblatt, past national chair- man of SNAME.

Mr. Judge is currently head of supportability engineering in the

Hull Group of NAVSEA, with re- sponsibility for ship administrative space design, storage and storeroom design, and whole ship logistics en- gineering. He has more than 20 years of experience in naval engi- neering. Previous NAVSEA assign- ments included branch head in the

Survivability and Readiness Sub

Group, and Ship Concept and De- velopment Group.

The author discussed the need to reduce the life cycle cost (LCC) of a typical destroyer. The LCC is com- prised of the acquisition cost and the operating and support (O&S) cost. Historically, attention has been focused on reducing acquisi- tion; however, it will be difficult to achieve substantial future reduc- tions without compromising per- formance. Future LCC reductions may be achieved by concentrating on the reduction of O&S cost.

Mr. Judge presented and dis- cussed an examination of minimiz- ing O&S cost with constraints on performance and ship readiness. A description of detailed cost drivers and technologies that can be used to achieve cost reduction were exam- ined. Finally, a modification to the standard ship design team organiza- tion that would incorporate these technologies into a ship design was presented and discussed. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News