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OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 5. — Estimated capital costs for new oceanographic ships by agencies 



[Millions of 1958 dollars '] 



Budget allocations have been assigned to the year immediately preceding that in which the ship is to be 

 Duti nto service. 



Table 6. — Estimated ship operations costs above present level by function 



[Millions of 1958 dollars] 



' Excludes military research and development ship operations. 



Table 7. — Estimated ship operations costs above present level by agency 



[Millions of 1958 dollars] 



• Excluding Military Research and Development Ship Operations. 



Shore facilities for basic research 



In order to derive the maximum knowlodse from observations and collections 

 made at sea, it is estimated tliat (50 tcclinical persons must be available for the 

 average ship involved in high seas research activity. Most of the.se persons are 

 involved in land-based activities which require laboratories and associated 

 facilities. 



