USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196), one of the Military Sealift Command fleet oilers that has been deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in the Red Sea, is headed for Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., for some TLC. The shipyard has been awarded an $11,339,193 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220524C4220) for a 106-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of the Kanawha.
USNS Kanawha is the tenth ship in the Henry J. Kaiser-class of fleet oilers. Laid down by Avondale...