  We observed the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3516 twice during the flight of Astro-2
using the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope in March 1995. Simultaneous X-ray
observations were performed with ASCA. Our far-ultraviolet spectra cover the
spectral range 820-1840 A with a resolution of 2-4 A. No significant variations
were found between the two observations. The total spectrum shows a red
continuum, $f_\nu \sim \nu^{-1.89}$, with an observed flux of $\rm 2.2 \times
10^{-14}~erg~cm^{-2}~s^{-1}~\AA^{-1}$ at 1450 A, slightly above the historical
mean. Intrinsic absorption in Lyman $\beta$ is visible as well as absorption
from O~vi 1032,1038, N~v 1239,1243, Si~iv 1394,1403, and C~iv 1548,1551. The UV
absorption lines are far weaker than is usual for NGC~3516, and also lie closer
to the emission line redshift rather than showing the blueshift typical of
these lines when they are strong. The neutral hydrogen absorption, however, is
blueshifted by $400~\rm km~s^{-1}$ relative to the systemic velocity, and it is
opaque at the Lyman limit. The sharpness of the cutoff indicates a low
effective Doppler parameter, $b < \rm 20~km~s^{-1}$. For $b = \rm 10~km~s^{-1}$
the derived intrinsic column is $\rm 3.5 \times 10^{17}~cm^{-2}$. As in
NGC~4151, a single warm absorber cannot produce the strong absorption visible
over the wide range of observed ionization states. Matching both the UV and
X-ray absorption simultaneously requires absorbers spanning a range of $10^3$
in both ionization parameter and column density.
