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foot (12 m) and 49-foot (15 m) utility vessels; and a 49-foot (15 m) workboat. The U.S. Army also selected Cummins Marine power for the 175-foot (53.4 m) Landing Craft, Utility, as well as the

Marine Corps for its 35-foot (10.7 m) Riverine

Assault Craft.

Designers & Planners, Inc.

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Designers & Planners, Inc., offers maritime and technical services covering naval architec- ture and marine structural design. In recent years, as part of the BMT Group of Companies,

D&P added maritime safety, health, environ- mental protection, software testing and develop- ment as corporate specialties. D&P is one of only two companies holding contracts to support the

U.S. Navy in all surface ship and submarine structural design and fleet maintenance activi- ties. The company has continued to work closely with the senior members of the Navy and the

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to develop and imple- ment its Environmental and Natural Resources

Program policy. D&P has also expanded its engineering business to include a new line of

Computer-Assisted Design (CAD) services. This service area will include animated displays and drawing conversion. Some recent projects in- 1994 Military Suppliers Guide

Portland Shipyard (PSY) has a long history of working on navy vessels (Pictured is the Vincennes). elude: the development of structural concepts for the next generation of fast, double-hulled Sealift ships; development of flexible cargo handling systems for Sealift ships; engineering support for the USCG icebreaker acquisition program; shock response analyses for the MHC-51 minehunter; and naval architecture and ship design services to a major U.S. shipyard in support of the Navy Sealift Acquisition program.

GE Marine &

Industrial Engine

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GE's LM aeroderivative marine gas turbines are compact, high-performance power plants, with power levels ranging from 6,000 to 70,000 shaft hp. LMs are used on more 330 ships worldwide, including fast patrol boats, corvettes, frigates, destroyers, aircraft carriers and supply ships. Recent order: from National Steel and

Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) to power one U.S.

Navy Sealift vessel (with options for five addi- tional vessels) — each with two LM2500 gas turbines, recently uprated to 32,000 brake hp.

Recently introduced: the LM2500R gas tur- bine — a recuperated version of GE's popular

LM2500 — that GE says is ideal for new vessels and retrofit in existing Navy ships.

George G. Sharp, Inc.

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Since 1920, George G. Sharp, Inc. has de- signed more than 1,500 vessels. Sharp has more than 800 employees throughout the U.S., of which 300 are in the technical and engineering divi- sions. Sharp is providing naval architectural and marine engineering services to NAVSEA, MarAd,

MSC, NAVSSES, NAVSEACENPAC and Long

Beach Naval Shipyard. Sharp has locations in

New York City; Crystal City and Virginia Beach,

Va.; Voorhees, N.J.; and San Diego, Calif. Sharp is an 8(a) Minority Business firm as established by the Small Business Administration.

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