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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           (AMENDMENT NO.     4    )*
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                           Kentucky Electric Steel
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                               (Name of Issuer)
                                      
                                 Common Stock
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  49127B100
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                                (CUSIP Number)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP NO.  49127B100
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                                     13G
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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

             State of Wisconsin Investment Board
                 39-6006423
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2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
                                                                        (a)_____
         Not Applicable                                                 (b)_____
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3   SEC USE ONLY


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4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
           
         Madison, Wisconsin
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               5    SOLE VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF                        450,000
   SHARES      _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6    SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY                         Not Applicable
    EACH                           
  REPORTING    _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    WITH                           450,000
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               8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                   Not Applicable

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9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                          450,000
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10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES  CERTAIN
    SHARES *              Not Applicable

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11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
                          9.73
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12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

           EP (Public Pension Fund)

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                     * SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1.  ISSUER
         (a) Kentucky Electric Steel, Inc.
         (b) P.O. Box 3500
             Ashland, KY  41005-3500

ITEM 2.  PERSON FILING
         (a) State of Wisconsin Investment Board
         (b) P.O. Box 7842
             Madison, WI 53707
         (c) Wisconsin State Agency
         (d) See cover page
         (e) See cover page

ITEM 3.  THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) AND THE STATE
         OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD IS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY WHICH MANAGES 
         PUBLIC PENSION FUNDS SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS COMPARABLE TO ERISA.

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
         (a) See Row 9 on Page 2
         (b) See Row 11 on Page 2
         (c) The State of Wisconsin Investment Board retains sole voting and 
             dispositive power for all shares.

ITEM 5.  IF THIS STATEMENT IS BEING FILED TO REPORT THE FACT THAT AS OF THE
         DATE HEREOF THE REPORTING PERSON HAS CEASED TO BE THE BENEFICIAL
         OWNER OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE CLASS OF SECURITIES, 
         CHECK THE FOLLOWING ____.

ITEM 6.  NOT APPLICABLE

ITEM 7.  NOT APPLICABLE

ITEM 8.  NOT APPLICABLE

ITEM 9.  NOT APPLICABLE

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION

    By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.
                                      
                                  SIGNATURE

    After reasonable inquiry to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                January 20, 1998
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                                      Date

                               /S/ George Natzke
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                                   Signature

                     George Natzke, Chief Financial Officer
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                                   Name/Title