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U.S. Navy Secretary

Participates In LCAC Trial

U.S. Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence

Garrett III is shown in the command module of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion during operational trials of LCAC-29 at Textron

Marine Systems in New Orleans.

U.S. Secretary of the Navy H.

Lawrence Garrett III recently participated in an actual opera- tional trial onboard the Landing

Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC). He first toured the entire LCAC manufac- turing facility at the Textron Ma- rine Systems Shipyard Operations in New Orleans, La.

The LCACs are amphibious ves- sels designed and built by Textron for the Navy and are being deployed during Operation Desert Shield.

LCACs are home-ported normally at U.S. Navy Assault Craft Units (ACUs), located in Little Creek, Va., and at Coronado, Calif.

The Secretary stated he was in- spired with the capabilities of the 88-foot-long craft which are placed into well deck of huge amphibious assault ships such as LSDs (dock landing ships) for the transocean voyage.

According to Textron Marine

Systems president John J. Kelly: "The LCACs are fully amphibious and are capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots; they can carry person- nel, heavy equipment and weapons from ships located miles from shore to landing points on the beach or beyond. Because they can traverse most of the world's previously inac- cessible coastal areas, they provide greater flexibility in choosing land- ing sites. Their speed and over-the- horizon capability add extra safety for troops to be deposited inland instead of along the surf zone under enemy fire. The craft have the capa- bility of carrying the M-1A1 main battle tank, which is the U.S. armed forces most modern and most capa- ble tank."

Textron Marine Systems has de- livered 19 LCACs to the U.S. Navy and currently has 26 more craft in various stages of production or on order at its shipyard on Bayou Sau- vage in eastern New Orleans.

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BP Adds Cargo Controls

To S/T Keystone Canyon

While in the process of converting the S/T Keystone Canyon from 165,000 dwt to 125,000 dwt at the

January, 1991

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