The Key West citizen., 1952-10-04
First Stoke Driven
For S11624.642
Fleet School, Bids.
OUer $3,OOO,OOO
In Training
Devices Will Be
Housed In School

44OLACONO 4AU A(OsOOOO
At brief ceremonies held on tie
Naval Station at 10 am. Wednes-
day, the first stake for the 81 ,624
642 Fleet Sonar School was driven
by R.Adm. Irving T. Duke, USN,
Commander, Naval Base. The stake
was held by Captain w. H. Trues.
dell, USN, Commanding Officer of
the Fleet Sonar School.
The new Sonar School. which will
consist Of three two7storied build
ings connected by covered walk
ways at each story, will house
over s. ,000, 900 worth of training
devices.
Architects for the project are
Robert Law Weed and Associates
and Radar Engineering Co.. Engin-
eers of Miami, Florida. Completion
of the school has been announc-
ed for July q, 1858. Fred How
land, Inc, Miami, is the contract
or.
The buildings, covering q floor
area of 5000 square feet. viii be
of reinforced concrete construct
ion with exterior hollow core mas
onry. The walls viii consist of plas-
ter on thermal insulation plaster
base on the concrete block back
ing. Brick facing will be used on
the first floor and exterior precast
concrete wall facing panels on the
second floor.
Finished floors viii be Of con-
crete, asphalt tile and quarry tile.
The roof structures are, generally,
to be of precast concrete jolsts
supporting cast-in-place gypsum
concrete roof deck. For one large
area, however. large steel trusses
will be used.
The windows of the new struct-
ure will be of aluminium with or
without wood venetian blinds.
Doors will in most cases be wood
with wood frames although a few
metal covered doors and metal
frames will be used.
Partitions for the buildings viii
be Of concrete block and wood stud,
with and without wallboard with q
sound deadener sprayed on insul-
alton within the stud space, and
with wood paneling. Ceiling struct-
ures win be of metal channels,
metal lath an6 plaster or of fiber
cored faced on both sides with as
bestos cement board. Finished cell
ings will be Of acoustical tile,
sprayed on acoustical mat or plast-
er.
There win be some steel decking
for floor structures. Metal toilet
compartments and metal acces-
sories are to be used. The building
win house an oil hydraulic elevator.
fire alarm, clock, and class bell,
and q public address and inter-
communication system are includ-
ed in the PLAN for the finished
structure. All the buildings are 70
be air conditioned and ventilated.
Fire sprinkler systems viii be In
stalled.
The section Of the Naval Base
which Is to be used for the erect
ion OF the new school has been part
OF the Recreation Area. across from
the Navy Chapel at the southern
end Of the Base. Some portions Of
the existing fence in this area viii
be relocated. Such trees as can be
preserved viii be left In the area.
Installation OF sonar equipment
and other equipment will be made
before the structure is considered
complete.
The building of the new Sonar
School win be under the immed.
late supervision of the Naval Base
Public Works Officer acting as res
ident officer IN charge Of construct
ion. At present Commander c. z.
Grohs is acting in this capacity.
The Sixth Naval District Public
Works Officer, Captain Stanley NJ.
Zola, is offieer IN Charge of Coo
structfon.
Assisting Commander Gruhx as
deputy officer in charge viii be
Lcdr. P. N. Blasingame. Assistant
resident officer in charge cf cor
struction Is IL ti.gl 4. ". Ros-
enc. Fred Frohoek is construction
engineer. william n. Ycung Is coz
xtEueticn superintendent and Munro
]. Horre is iaspeefcr.
Invited guests fer ths stake driv-
ing eercmonies we're besides Adm.
Duks and Capt Truesdeu, the foil.
ewing: IT, h. Y. MerriA. Aids 10
Adm. Duke: Cdr. J.. .. Carroli.
Executive ofhcer. Fleet Sonar
School: IL. N. ". Rehm. First
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