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Big Boats, Dry Air

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ON THE

COVER

The Sensation and Fascination, two of five ships being built at Kvaerner's

Helsinki New Shipyard for Caribbean

Cruise Lines. The Sensation was delivered on Oct. 18 (story, p. 28).

INSIDE:

Star Casino Opens:

Louisiana's First

Riverboat Casino 22

Gore Speaks At NNS

Carrier Commissioning 27

SPECIAL SECTION: Defense

Conversion And The Future

Of U.S. Shipbuilding 30

Legislative Update: House

Passes Subsidy Bill 32

Outstanding Ocean-

Going Vessels of 1993 37

World Orderbook Chart 49

Kvaerner Revolutionizes

Govan Yard 53

REVIEW:

Second-Tier Shipyards 58

Calendar 66

Classifieds 78

Ingalls Wins $33.9

Mill ion Navy Contract

For Aegis Program

The U.S. Navy has awarded

Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of

Litton, Pascagoula, Miss., an additional $33.9 million contract for continuing engineering and support services for the Navy's Ticonderoga (CG 47) Class Aegis guided missile cruiser program.

This brings the total amount awarded to Ingalls for the program since 1981 to $292 million.

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