fleet oiler

Navy accepts delivery of USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208)

The Navy took delivery of the fourth ship in the John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, the USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) from shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO on Dec. 10.

Delivery followed the completion of integrated sea trials where the ship’s readiness and capabilities were tested and validated to delivery requirements.

“This delivery is a significant milestone as we bring another oiler to our fleet and increase our replenishment underway capabilities,” said John Lighthammer, program...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/navy-accepts-delivery-of-usns-robert-f-kennedy-t-ao-208/

Alabama Shipyard wins $11.4 million USNS Kanawha contract

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/alabama-shipyard-wins-11-4-million-usns-kanawha-contract/

Detyens wins $16.4 million MSC contract

Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded a $16,485,523 firm-fixed-price contract for a 70-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of Military Sealift Command’s Henry J. Kaiser class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201).

The contract includes a base period and three options that, if exercised, would bring its cumulative to $16,657,623.

The contract was a small business set-aside with proposals solicited via the Government Point of...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/detyens-wins-16-4-million-msc-contract/

Alabama Shipyard wins $8.7 million MSC contract

Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded an $8,698,054 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203).

Delivered by Avondale Shipyards in 1996, the USNS Laramie is the seventeenth ship in the Henry J. Kaiser class, and one of only three to be built with a double bottom to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

The contract...

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