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U.S. Military Newbuilding

The U.S. Navy's shipbuilding plan through the year 2000 calls for the construction of 42 new ships, including 13 DDG-51's, eight military sealift shps (T-

AKR) and five LHD/LPD ships.

T-Ship Program Boosts

Newbuild Activity

The U.S. Navy's T-Ship Program continues to be an important segment of ship construction and conversion activity for U.S. shipyards. T- ships are auxiliary vessels funded by the Navy budget, but designed to be civilian-crewed and under the control of the Military Sealift

Command. Since mid-1979, 16 U.S. private shipyards have been awarded contracts for the construction of 63 new ships and the conver- sion of 36 existing vessels. The initial contract value for these vessels totaled approximately $8.5 billion. During 1995, there was one new

T-ship contract placed with a U.S. shipyard.

Avondale Industries received an order with an initial contract value of $206.4 million to build one military sealift ship (T-AKR). Additionally, one contract, for the completion of the T-AGOS 23, a small waterplane area twin hull ocean surveillance ship (SWATH), was assigned to

Halter Marine Inc. The contract value was $60 million. As of December 31,1995, 11 T-ships were under construction or on order at three shipyards, with an orderbook value of approx- imately $1.8 billion.

Yard Class or # Name Del. Price (SM) (Approx.)

Halter Marine TAGS 62 Bowditch 7/96 $42.9

Halter Marine TAGS 63 Henson 2/98 $47.2

Halter Marine T-AGOS 23 Impeccable 12/98 $60

Avondale T-AKR 300 Bob Hope 10/97 $265.2

Avondale T-AKR 301 n/a 3/98 $210

Avondale T-AKR 302 n/a 9/98 $210

Avondale T-AKR 303 n/a 1999 $206.4

NASSCO T-AKR 310 n/a 3/98 $269.1

NASSCO T-AKR 311 n/a 10/98 $218

NASSCO T-AKR 312 n/a 4/99 $218

Avondale T-AO 203 Laramie 4/96 $106.3

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