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Navy awards two-ship Virginia-class submarine contract modification

Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a two-ship contract modification on the existing Virginia-class submarine Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of two FY 2024 Virginia-class submarines.

The award continues the Virginia-class submarine teaming arrangement between prime contractor GDEB in Groton, Conn., and the major subcontractor Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) in Newport News, Va. To date, the Navy has taken...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/navy-awards-two-ship-virginia-class-submarine-contract-modification/

Electric Boat awards Austal USA $450 million to expand production capacity

In an ASX regulatory filing, Australia’s Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that its Austal USA subsidiary has been awarded a $450 million contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat. The contract will enable Austal USA to expand production capacity at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard in support of the U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base (SIB).

The Electric Boat award will fund Austal USA to enhance its existing infrastructure by designing, constructing and outfitting a new module fabrication and...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/electric-boat-awards-austal-usa-450-million-to-expand-production-capacity/

Electric Boat gets $967 Virginia class contract mod

General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $967 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for lead yard support and development and design efforts for Virginia class fast-attack submarines.

The cost-plus-fixed fee modification to a previously awarded contract totals $967,185,528. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn.t McLeansville, N.C.; Newport News, Va; and Newport and Quonset Point, R.I. Work is expected to be completed by October 2024. This contract was awarded on September...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/electric-boat-gets-967-virginia-class-contract-mod/

New green project aims to boost zero-emission shipbuilding in Scotland

Marine engineers Ecomar Propulsion, and the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the University of Strathclyde, have kicked off a research and development (R&D) project aimed at bringing the manufacture of key parts used in zero-emissions electric boats to the UK.

The post Ne...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/new-green-project-aims-to-boost-zero-emission-shipbuilding-in-scotland/

Tesla Inspired Electric Boat Makes Its Debut In the U.S

Tesla-inspired Swedish X Shore electric boat is now coming to America, says an article on Electrek.

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Konrad Bergstrom is a Swedish tech millionaire behind the electric boat startup X Shore. He adopted a similar strategy to Tesla, focusing initially on high-end, long-range products and beginning with low-volume production.

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The X Shore Eelex 8000 weighs 2,600 kg (5,730 lb) and measures 8 meters (26.2 ft) in length. The boat features a 225 kW (300 hp) motor and...

https://mfame.guru/tesla-inspired-electric-boat-makes-its-debut-in-the-u-s/

Electric Boat Preparing for Columbia-Class, But Supply Base Remains a Challenge

Attack boat Vermont (SSN-792) float-off on March 29, 2019. General Dynamics Electric Boats Photo

GROTON, Conn. – General Dynamics Electric Boat broke ground on a Columbia-class submarine assembly facility at its Groton yard on Friday, kicking off one of the final facilities improvement projects the company needs ahead of a massive increase in submarine construction work in the coming decades.

Electric Boat and fellow shipbuilder Newport News Shipbuilding together will see a 250-percent increase...

https://news.usni.org/2019/09/17/electric-boat-preparing-for-columbia-class-but-supply-base-remains-a-challenge

Submariners are Suing South Carolina to Save Cold War-Era Attack Boat

USS Clamagore (SS-343) on July 2, 1948. NHHC Photo

A group of retired submariners is fighting the State of South Carolina to keep what is believed to be the last World War II and Cold War-era GUPPY III submarine from forever becoming an underwater playground for fish and SCUBA divers.

Citing the high cost of preserving the 75-year-old former USS Clamagore (SS-343) at a pier across the Cooper River from Charleston, S.C., the sub’s operator, the Patriots Point Development Authority, wants to turn...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/19/submariners-are-suing-south-carolina-to-save-cold-war-era-attack-boat