326 



Chart 17 



OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIPS CUMULATIVE CHART 



175 



50 



125 



100 



75 



50 



25 







NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSIONS 

 FOR PERIOD. 



BE 



ORE 



NEW 



60 60-67 



CONV 

 60-67 



68 



69 



70+ 



The dotted lines and the three circled points represent the funding 

 of the Federal oceanographic program as defined in the Council re- 

 port "Marine Science Affairs." Under the definition of marine sciences 

 provided by Public Law 89-454, the definition is somewhat broader 

 than the definition that was being used by tlie ICO. Consequently, 

 there has been a change in the amount of funding attributed to the 

 oceanographic program. One of the major differences in the increase 

 is the fact that the definition now being used includes the classified 

 oceanographic program of the Navy, whereas the old definition of the 

 ICO excluded that program. That makes a difference in the fiscal 

 1968 President's budget of about $116 million. 



