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.