SSSj GGEANOGRAPHY 



Perhaps out of it will come a better understanding that we have to do 

 a lot more in this field. Of course, you have had an incentive for 

 designing and developing instrumentation Avhich they have not liad in 

 Government. We will have to get together. 

 Thank you. 



Mr. Agxich. Thank you. 

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Texas Instruments, Inc., 

 Geosciences and Instrumentation Division, 



Geosciences Department, 



Dallas, May 23, 1960. 

 Mr. Paul Bauer, 



Consultant, House Committee on Merchant Marine & Fisheries, 

 V.8. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 



Dear Sir : In response to your questions following our recent testimony before 

 the committee we are pleased to submit the following information on oceano- 

 graphic survey work : 



A completely outtittod and manned survey vessel for conducting underway 

 surveys including scientific personnel, amortization, data reduction, and all 

 logistics would cost approximately §85,000 per month and would survey approxi- 

 mately 54,000 line nautical miles. Of course, this is employing a converted naval 

 vessel and the ship operating cost is only about one-third of this figure, the 

 balance being amortization of ship and equipment, scientific personnel salaries, 

 and data processing costs. 



The conversion costs of a naval vessel vary dependent upon the type vessel 

 and measurements desired but would be well under $500,000 per vessel includ- 

 ing instrumentation and purchasing the vessel at current surplus sale prices 

 for any of the useable classes un-der about 1,000 tons displacement. 



Conversion and outfitting time including supplying a trained scientific staff 

 from the geophysical industry would not exceed 6 months per vessel. 



Large-scale (oceanwide) survey costs would be directly dependent upon the 

 number of miles and ship months of effort involved. To provide you with an 

 example, to survey all the oceans of the world on a one degree line with 10 

 percent of the total line mileage devoted to crosslines for tying the sui*vey 

 together and including a proportionate number of time stations, the cost would 

 be about .$100 million. The survey would take 7 years to accomplish. This 

 would include all oceanographic measurements and all costs. 



If we can provide any additional information for you or the committee, please 

 do not hesitate to call on us. 

 Sincerely, 



David T. Barry. 



Mr. Miller. The connnittee will stand adjourned until Friday, at 

 10 o'clock. 



(Whereupon, at 11 :55 a.m., the committee adjourned, to reconvene 

 at 10 a.m., Friday, May 20, 1960.) 



