John Gilbride, president of Todd Shipyards Corporation, and Rear Adm. Edward J. Fahy, USN, commander of Naval Ship Systems Command, sign the contract for the construction of T-AGOR-16. The new 246-foot oceanographic research ship will have a catamaran hull. It will be constructed at Todd's Seattle (Washington) Division and is scheduled for delivery in the spring of 1971. The $13,950,000 fixed-price contract was awarded on the basis of competitive bidding.
Contract Signing For AGOR (T-AGOR-16)
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Todd Shipyards president John Gilbride and Rear Adm. Edward J. Fahy signed a $13,950,000 fixed-price contract for T-AGOR-16, a 246-foot catamaran-hulled oceanographic research ship. The vessel will be built at Todd's Seattle division for delivery in spring 1971.
Mentioned in this article
Contact
- John Gilbride president, Todd Shipyards Corporation
- Rear Adm. Edward J. Fahy, USN commander, Naval Ship Systems Command
Company
- Todd Shipyards Corporation shipbuilder
Vessel
- T-AGOR-16 246-ft catamaran oceanographic research ship, $13,950,000
GeoLocation
- Seattle, Washington Todd division / build site
Transcribed from the January 15, 1969 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.