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^ LIA07235 Uipip iwui- iWii 1 II. > > LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 60 East U2ni Strut NSW YOMK 17, N. T. mrf Qwriot OWriwi January tS, 1957 SCBJECTj a po r t or y. t, /.njso* snrisrEsssar 5 To Members of tbs 8*4 Load Ttehtdoal Commutes* Tbs following or* ejserpta fro* a report dated January 16th fra* Hr, I. X. .' iioct which is oolf-wgilanotory sad which will bs placed oo tbs agenda tor tbs asxt mostinst * This aorninz Z wss st ths BorfOlk loval Shipyard to fwt oopgp of tbs Shipyard's offldsl report oo tbs ssrvies tort of LZA #328 paint oa tbs O.S.S. Vocalssnc (CO-862), tbs Inspsotloo of which Z reported la wf letter of Doceabcr 15, 1556, 81nos tbs official report eorwrs tests of other e^srlacstel paint* which art sponsored by otbsr (outride) internets, I m not st liberty to transmit It. Tbs psrfoasaos Satires srsi Fort Side, bottas rhmeita Ires 1 (bew midship) Painti U7AWA5HP* (Std. System) T.U, 1005 C.R. 59.5 pits A.P. 55.5 Tm mall srsas (1* to S') share it sealed to 1C oost bslcer bUy# k4c Ares 2 (mldehlp-Sraas 157) Point i m/lli, 328A5 BIN F.8. 1005 C.R, 99 pits A.P. 55 (psollac) it point soslod to AO adswcot la looalloed srss about 20* z 8' botoom bH|o kssl sad wstsrllas. /yes ) (Prams 157 - rises) Hinti U/J2V 15W r.K 1005 O.K. 99 plus A.7. 99 (plus) blistering and peeltAj, Sll*ht bllstsrlac la looslissd ores about 5' la extont just bales tbs sstorllno, Antlfoullnc paint alstlac bales tbs drsla la s 12* wide area sztsndlnd don 10 foot. ppi' pi j wapiywi fM'J''Uw *4 i. jg ijgt 'wt^as^)Mwsmsgnmspiss>ww*PW "mm SR N2809 .i-ijmpujjuijjuiiiuji uuiu.limijpgpjjjp.. LIA07236 i i i t t % t iili liMttiii f t idaatoiiMBw 0 d Red lead Technical CondttM Starboard side, bottro Araa it (atem-swldship) Paint i 117/lWl$HW (Standards) F.R. 100* C. R. 99.5 pane A.F. 98 - peeling -2- Amti7 2 1957 Few scattered iru to 2* extent where antlfoulLng hat scaled to AC, Cno iru about 10' square bat--b waterline and bilge keel where AF coat sagged, probably due to baat fit* water tanks. At m 5 (aaldshlp-Frawa $2) Paint t UA 323/ 15 H f .r . icon C.R. 99.5 W. 96 p*lint Paint eoallng to AC andercoat and ala# to netal in areas 2' - 3* extent, particularly below bilge kaal. Area 6 (Fraae 52 - bow) Paint i 117/ Ut 326/ 1$ Dl F.R. 100* C.R. IOC* A.F. 99.5 peeling F.R^ aeana `Fouling Baaletanoe*t Qrada 100* aaaaa no Dealing. C.R. leans `Corrosion resistance*t Qrada 100 aaans no corrosion. A.F. aeana `Antifouling Paint Systae*i Ckada aeana extant to which physical craUtica rwitIns perfect. Jk> significant difference in perfumeroe between the LXi-326 antlocrroaira end tbe standard Utl anticorrosive was dswonetreted in this terrioe test. Zn ay letter of Oeoewber 15th Z stated that arrangawenta ware aede to continue this teat. Z was present when Mr. Francis was proeised that no work of cleaning the bottrw would be dona at this docking. Ifcwsvef the aenageaent failed to function properly end all the paint on tba bottow was sanded off - thus stopping this test. When representstires of other xperiaental paints (on rudders and Strutt*) arrived to Inspect, there was nothing to Inspect. A service test on another botto* in saws drydook (test oT a brt plastic anticorrosive paint) got aidler trviteenl. Servloe teats of 1ZA #326 paint continue on the 0,9.3. Heely (DO-472) and the 0,3.3. Robinson (EO-5&2), There has bean one inspection of test on the Bealy but the Robinson has not been docked since the paid was applied in October 1951a* X aw prodsed to be notified when these vessels are to be docked. u * n .1. IUMII WWS'i mm mm B*d load T*ohrdo*l Ccowltt** -3- January if, 19f7 0 ThU aominf X notad that th* shipyard ha* approx, 300,000 pound* ct di7 rad laad on hand and approx. 300,000 pound* being puruhwd for Doric orders rn hand. Th* nanufaeturing of rad l*ad prinar baa baao ohadulad throughout th* n*xt alx noctha at rat* of 20,000 to 25,000 gallon* par aonth. Thl* 1* In addition to similar work at Mar* IIan4 Kasai Shipyard, Mara Island, Cal. I think w* now has* th* nary back into using rad laad paint, and this should oocticas uni*** sntthing unforeseen arlsa*. I aa (lad to has* had a part In getting this bettor practic* brought about* ljr truly your*. Secretary to th* Cenadtto* t