LOSS OF SHIP'S GEAR REPORTED

Tokyo(UPI)--A U.S. missile cruiser lost its secret sonar and navigation
equipment when it rammed a breakwater at the entrance to Tokyo Bay, the
Kyodo news service reported today.
Kyodo quoted informed sources as saying the 7,800-ton San Diego-based 
Leahy's secret sound-navigation and ranging equipment was destroyed in 
the Sept. 21 accident and fell overboard at the site of the collision.
U.S. military spokesmen at the time said only that the ship's fuel tank
was slightly damaged, resulting in a small amount of oil leakage.
Kyodo said that Japanese and U.S. military experts estimate the cost of 
the accident at $15.8 million, adding that the price of the sonar alone
was nearly $10.5 million.
It said officers at the U.S. naval base at Yokosuka south of Tokyo were
concerned about what steps should be taken against Capt. S. S. Pearlman,
skipper of the Leahy.
The Leahy has undergone repairs and been equipped with new sonar equipment
at Yokosuka and was scheduled to leave for its homeport of San Diego upon
arrival of Pearlman or his successor in Yokosuka, Kyodo said.


SKIPPER FACES NAVY DISCIPLINE

Disciplinary action is pending against the skipper of San Diego-based 
missile cruiser who has been relieved of his command and assigned temporary
duty here in the aftermath of an accident that caused an estimated $16 million 
in damage to his ship.
Capt. S. S. Pearlman was relieved of command of the 7,800-ton Leahy Saturday
while the warship was in Yokosuka, Japan.
The accident occurred Sept. 21 when the Leahy struck a breakwater in Tokyo Bay,
losing its sonar dome and tearing holes in the ship's side, a naval spokesman
said.
Officials said the secret sound navigation and ranging equipment was destroyed
in the accident and fell overboard at the site of the collision, at the entrance
to Tokyo Bay.
At the time of the accident, a military spokesman said only that the ship's fuel 
tank was slightly damaged, resulting in a small amount of oil leakage.