European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes estimated Cost $1.5 billion. Jih. Thursday july 35 Navy studies mass production of destroyers by Marc Hiuet is Washington Bureau chief Washington is the Navy is now going Over propos als to mass produce a Fleet of new Type destroyers the bread and butter ships of the Navy to replace in the next few years some of the More aged tin cans now in service. If the procurement plan goes into effect and this appears quite Likely according to Well informed Pentagon sources it could result in the largest peace time Purchase of surface War ships Ever at an estimated cos of $1.5 billion. Construction of ships now called these new simply do ships could also see som major improvements in life at sea including better living an working conditions for destroyer men automation smaller Crews and possibly even three Crews for two ships in somewhat the Sam fashion As the Blue and Gold Crew concept used for Polaris submarines. Traditionally the Navy has de signed its own ships and had them built a few at a time. Now to save time Money and come up with improvements it plans to order destroyers on a Long term Quantity mass production basis. The shipbuilding Industry has been asked to come up wit design proposals. Six companies originally started studies on the do program but the Field has been Cut to four Bath Iron works Todd shipyards general dynamic Sand Litton industries. This sum Mer the Field will be further narrowed to two or three companies which will continue to work on specific designs. And f All goes Well production con tracts will go to one of them for the whole program next sum Mer. The shipbuilders will not Only Lave to build the new destroyers but also handle the life Cycle maintenance of the ships As Well. Maintenance represents a Large part of the Cost of operating a destroyer. At the time the Navy asked Industry to come up with a new do design it gave them Genera requirements such As Speed endurance and the Basic weapon sit would have to have but left such things As Hull propulsion machinery electronic gear and even the ship s exact size largely up to the builders. What the Navy wants now is a a ii. Project put it this Way in a interview simplicity of construction Catling to More jobs for first Ruise higher retention Rote be Ause the new ships will have More and better living space in comparison to the crowded con lotions on today s ships with air conditioning for All the living an watch spaces and for the elec tronic training require ments since All the ships and proof from the builders that the idea of mass producing � stand Ard destroyer Type Calif save Money. If nothing is gained when obviously it will probably go Back to the old system of build ing a few ships in one ship Yard and a few More in another. What does the Navy Hope. Tosee in its dds of the 1970s? rear adm. Thomas Weschle coordinator for the destroyer program and formerly associated with the Polaris submarine their equipment Wilt be the Sam and a Sailor will be Able to go from one to another and virtually pick up where he left off. Modular construction so improvements can be More easily made. Something similar to the Blue and Gold Crew concept is a distinct possibility since the new ships would require less maintenance and could spend More time at sea. Now about 60 pet cent of their time is at sea and the rest is spent la port for overhaul replenish Crew rest. Crews could in ,.utautomation by As much a cent. Today s Des rovers use about 240 officers in n8ssmen, and 75 per rent of thec5of operating a ship is in Manning the new destroyers will prob ably have under 5,000 tonsils placement have a Range of a least 20,000 Miles carry a 45-da food Supply and i Ive cd tonal powered twin so repulsion. Conven heading for port the destroyer Joy is typical of the Post world War ii design. Bat the Navy s proposal for a new Typ destroyer May completely alter its looks i i Powell named i Flat. B7 x. I la i to of fighters corps cd gets 3rd Star Washington is army maj. Gen. Beverly e. Powell Deputy defense advisor for . Mission to the North at lactic treaty organization i Brussels Belgium this week was named by president Johnson to become lieutenant general and cd of the Iii corps at for Hood Tex. Powell will replace it. r. Mather who has been reassigned Here to head military operations in civil disturbances. Three Star rank at the same time maj. s. Davison command ant of the command and Gen eral staff College fort leaven Worth kans., also was selected for three Star rank and assign ment As Deputy cinc and chief of staff of the . Army Pacific in Hawaii. Davison will re place it. Gen. Edgar c. Dole Man who will dates were Given by the White House for the transfers which Are subject to Senate con Firmalino. Safety awards Given Washington is Secre tary of the air Force safety awards were presented to the alaskan air come and the Pacific air Force for conducting the Best Accident prevention pro Grams in the air Force in 1967. Hold 2-i in seminar by Marion Lee staff write Frankfurt is out standing military fire depart ments in the . Army Engineer come Europe were recognized and the efficiency of the 11 District departments critiqued in the first session of a two Day fire prevention seminar Here wednes Day. Eighty fire prevention person Nel attended the first session. Awards in the fiscal year 68efficiency contest were presented in three divisions by Brig. w. Kennedy command winners and the fire marshals fro the winning districts were division i Rhineland District Baumholzer h. D. Smit Barracks it. Col. M. A. Ken Dall. Division ii North Bavaria District Chris Kennedy t e n s e n bar Racks Bundlach it. Col. Charlesr. Livingston. Division Iii Mas Siviler Ord Nance depot it. Col. Ii. Ii. is determined by full time firemen division 1 part paid and voluntary military personnel division 11 and full Volunteer and auxiliary fire com panics division Iii. Winners in the efficiency con test were selected through spot testing by the fire prevention an Protection Branch of the Engineer District fire chief to the Rookie is tested on his ability to think and react under stress Kennedy . Charles a. Mcleod chief facilities directorate said it Isa tribute for the 11 districts to maintain rigid fire control wit the resources Gen. Dean named All Tsoi til chief Naples Italy is . Fred m. Dean will succeed it. Gen. John s. Gardyas commander of Allied air forces Southern Europe at ceremony Here aug. 1, it was announced this is the air Arm of Allied forces Southern Europe a Southa nato command and includes combat units personnel and facilities committed to nato by Italy Turkey Greece the United kingdom and the United states for the air de sense of Italy Greece and , 51, is a 1938 graduate of West Point and was originally commissioned in the infantry. He completed primary and advanced flying training at ran Dolph and Kelly Fields in Texas then served in Africa and Europe hiring world War a Fly ing More than 100 combat mis Sions in British spitfires. Switched to staff duty doa became chief of the advisory Council for Gen. H. H. Arnold cd of the army air forces and attended the Cairo Yalta an Potsdam conferences. Postwar assignments include command of the Jet flying train ing Wing at Webb fab Tex. Vice Corn Mander of Fly ing training Ajr Force at Waco Tex. Commander of the 12thair Force and assistant director of the . Arms control and disarmament Agency in Washington. Army officers sought for flight training Heidelberg special army officer volunteers Are currently needed for flight training in both fixed Wing and rotary Wing aircraft a Sarh spokesman said wednesday. The majority of Hie officer selected will be lieutenants n was reported. Officers enu Rinji la Phil ing will come from the folo Jing branches Armor Ariller Engineer infantry medical sen ice military intelligence sign and transportation. They will a aviation command staff cockpit positions on an Aruo wide basis. R interested persons Are a so urge demand cars to lieu under their comm n w in provisions of All Fth 1-0 of �00-105, army Avi on on career program a a f Ofin insuring a not ill Ltd Jyh application to support " training program. _ i by film we Washington is Gen. Frederick of the ii Field fora m will become chief a Reserve i omit int
