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SkipperLiner builds great boats.

And, great businesses. USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and her sister LHDs, built for the U.S. Navy by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of

Litton, will serve principally as the centerpiece of an Amphibious Ready Group - transporting, deploying, commanding and supporting all elements of a Marine Landing Force in assaults by air and amphibious craft.

Navy's Newest Amphibious Assault

Ship Commissioned At Ingalls

The U.S. Navy's newest Wasp

Class multipurpose amphibious as- sault ship was commissioned USS

Kearsarge (LHD 3) during ceremo- nies October 16, 1993 at Ingalls

Shipbuilding division of Litton in

Pascagoula, Miss.

Gen. Carl E. Mundy, Jr.,

USMC, Commandant of the U.S.

Marine Corps, delivered the princi- pal address for the ceremony, dur- ing which LHD 3 officially joined the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), recently retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, placed the new ship in commission. Gen.

The christening of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) at

Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton). From left to right: Matron of Honor Eleanor Knott; U.S. Sena- tor Trent Lott of Mississippi; sponsor's husband

General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), former chair- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and ship's sponsor

Alma Powell.

Powell was principal speaker at

USS Kearsarge's christening at

Ingalls last year, while his wife,

Alma, who also attended the com- missioning ceremony, sponsored and christened LHD 3.

Also participating in the commis- sioning were: Vice Admiral J. Paul

Reason, USN, Commander, Naval

Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet;

Captain Joseph A. Carnevale,

USN, Supervisor of Shipbuilding,

Pascagoula; John M. Leonis, se- nior vice president, Litton Indus- tries; and Jerry St. Pe', president of Ingalls Shipbuilding and senior vice president of Litton.

The 40,500-ton ship is 844 feet long, with a beam of 106 feet. Two steam propulsion plants, develop- ing a combined 70,000 hp, will drive

LHD 3 to speeds in excess of 20 knots. Outfitted for her primary mission, USS Kearsarge will carry a mix of assault helicopters, plus six to eight Harrier jets. The ship will be fully capable of maintaining its air- craft and landing craft, as well as supporting the embarked landing force squadron. LHD 3 will have more than 100,000 cubic feet of car- go space. Accommodations for near- ly 3,000 troops and crewmembers are provided in the ship's living ar- eas. For combat support, as well as humanitarian missions, LHD 3 will have six fully-equipped medical op- erating rooms, four dental operat- ing rooms and hospital facilities ca- pable of caring for 600 patients.

For more information on Ingalls,

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Allison Gas Turbine And

Precision Engine Controls

Enter Into Joint Agreement

Allison Gas Turbine Div. (AGTD) of General Motors (Indianapolis) and Precision Engine Controls Corp. (formerly Bendix Engine Controls

Div. of Allied Signal) have recently signed an agreement where Preci- sion Engine Controls Corp. (PECC) will supply its digital turbine con- trol system (TCSD) as an OEM sup- plier for AGTD's line of 570/571

November, 1993 industrial turbine engines.

PECC has been the prime suppli- er of Bendix Fuel Metering Valves for AGTD's line of 501K and 570/ 57 IK series industrial engines for several years. PECC is located in

San Diego and produces a complete line of industrial engine ignition con- trols and accessories for both tur- bine and reciprocating engines throughout the world. For more information on the products and ser- vices of Precision Engine Controls

Corp.,

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If you're in the market for a commercial boat, you should be talking to SkipperLiner.

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So if you're in the market for a commercial vessel, talk with us at SkipperLiner. Since I97I we've built great boats. 3 49,

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Our superior workmanship, commitment to quality, and attitude toward service, both before and after your boat has been delivered, have made us the largest U.S. builder of custom cruise ships in our class.

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We're competitively priced, with production that's on time. We can manufacture commercial boats in as little as 10 weeks and deliver them to destinations worldwide. We're experienced builders of all types of commercial vessels including floating offices, water taxis, and pleasure yachts—in addition to those shown here.

It's easy to see why over 50% of the boats we build are for repeat customers; and, why SkipperLiner resale values are always among the strongest in our industry.

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