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U.S., Spain Team To Develop New Warship

Proving the depth of efforts to internationalize busi- ness, the Advanced Frigate Consortium (AFCON) announced its intention to design, develop and market a new class of corvette-size ships to meet the emerging needs of international navies. The main players in the consortium include IZAR of Spain; Lockheed Martin

Naval Electronics & Surveillance System; and General

Dynamics Bath Iron Works of the U.S.

The corvette ship class will be designed with advanced platform, propulsion and combat systems including superior anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-sub- marine warfare capabilities.

The AFCON team will work with international navies to design and develop an affordable, high-per- formance warship tailored for use in a nation's anti-air. anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare operations.

Though smaller than a frigate, the 2,600-ton design has excellent survivability with a focus on susceptibility and vulnerability that is typically limited to heavier dis- placement hulls.

This fast vessel will be equipped with advanced fea- tures such as the SPY-1K phased-array radar, modern hull-mounted sonar system, helicopter facilities, MK 41 Vertical

The agreement signifies AFCON's plans to continue its expansion into the corvette-class market. AFCON was formed in 1999 to pursue international surface ship opportunities. Today, its portfolio includes the IZAR- designed F 100 and F 310-class frigates and the DDG 51 class destroyer.

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Bennis to Lead Maritime, Land Security

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta named Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis, USCG, (ret.) as the Associate Under Secretary of Transportation for

Maritime and Land Security at the Transportation

Security Administration (TSA). Admiral Bennis, who led Coast Guard response in New York to the Septem- ber 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, will direct

TSA exercise of security responsibilities for the nation's seaports and land transportation assets. In his last Coast Guard assignment as captain of the Port of

New York, Bennis directed the successful evacuation by water of approximately 500,000 people from lower

Manhattan.

Admiral Bennis served the Coast Guard for 30 years in a variety of headquarters and field assignments and was captain of the nation's three largest East Coast ports. In addition to service as captain of the port and commander of Coast Guard Activities New York, he was port captain and commander of the Coast Guard marine safety offices in Charleston, S.C. and Hampton

Roads, Va. He served as the chief of the Office of

Response at Coast Guard Headquarters addressing implementation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; oil spill and hazardous materials response, planning and preparedness; and port safety and security, including

Olympic security for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

WHOI And Gladding-Hearn Sign

Coastal Vessel Contract

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation of Somerset, Mass., signed a contract to build a 60-ft. (18.2-m) vessel to replace the Institution's aging 46-ft. (14-m) coastal vessel Asterias. Construction of the new vessel is estimated at a cost of $1.6 million, with deliv- ery expected in March 2004.

The Asterias replacement, designed by Roger Long

Marine Architecture. Inc. of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, will offer researchers many expanded capabilities, including a cruising speed of 20 knots, providing effi- cient and quick access to coastal waters including

Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds and Massa- chusetts Bay.

Vessel Design Specifications

Length 60 ft. (18.2 m)

Beam 17 ft. (5.1 m)

Draft 5 ft. (l.5m)

Range 350 miles

Cruising speed 20 knots (22.5 max)

Endurance usually one day, occasionally 2 to 3 days

Accommodations 6 bunks (10 people on day trips)

Gear Handling A-frame: 10,000 pounds

Fantail 15x20 ft.

Special Capabilities Dive support, IMET, ADCP, CTD, clean power

The new vessel, whose name will be determined at a later date, will have a single operator for day trips and can accommodate six people for overnight trips or up to 10 people for day trips.

Among the standard instrumentation planned for the vessel are a tlow-through water sampling system, a full suite of meteorological measurement systems (IMET), an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) and con- ductivity/temperature/density (CTD) with winch for a variety of physical oceanographic measurements, and clean power.

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