APPENDIX E— STATUS OF THE FEDERALLY 

 SUPPORTED FLEET 



The following table summarizing Federal Fleet size and funding 

 over a 4-year period reflects the impact of sharply rising costs in a 

 period of level or nearly level support for ship operations. 



CHANGES IN FEDERAL FLEET SIZE AND FUNDING 

 FY 1972 THROUGH FY 1975 



Agency 



1972 (Actual) 1973 (Actual) 1974 (Estimated)1975 (Estimated) 



No. of No. of No. of No. of 

 Oper- Oper- Oper- Oper- 

 ating $$ in ating $$ in ating $$ in ating $$ in 

 Ships Millions Ships Millions Ships Millions Ships Millions 



Two ships will be decommissioned late FY 1975, reducing total fleet size to 71. 



Essentially level funding of ship operations during the period FY 

 1972-74 has resulted in the disposal of 10 old ships without 

 replacement, and the relegation of 4 NOAA ships, all constructed 

 within the last decade, to "temporarily out of service" (TOS) status. 

 These four ships are Miller Freeman, Townsend Cromwell, 

 Discoverer and Surveyor. (This situation will be somewhat 

 improved by the reactivation of the Townsend Cromwell, planned in 

 mid-FY 1975.) Escalating fuel and maintenance costs have worsened 

 the Federal Fleet support picture since December 1973. Agency 

 estimates of operating costs for FY 1975 indicate that an 11-percent 

 increase in support is required to maintain a somewhat smaller fleet. 



A complete listing of ships serving the Federal Ocean Program in 

 the FY '73-'75 period follows. The term "permanently out of service" 



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