Marinette Marine

Major Shift Comes to Fincantieri Marinette Marine as Freedom LCS Line Ends

Ship sponsor Robyn Modly christens USS Cleveland (LCS-31), launches into the Menominee River. Lockheed Martin Photo

MARINETTE, Wis. – Three ships moored on the Wisconsin side of the Menominee River mark the end of a 20-year-long era of shipbuilding for the United States Navy.

The trio of Lockheed Martin Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships will leave Fincantieri Marinette Marine and travel through the narrow waterway leading to the Green Bay that feeds Lake Michigan so the yard can make room for...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/25/major-shift-comes-to-fincantieri-marinette-marine-as-freedom-lcs-line-ends

Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Marinette Delivers to Navy

USS Marinette (LCS-27) Photo by Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin delivered the future USS Marinette (LCS-25) to the Navy at Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, in Marinette, Wisc., the service announced in a Friday news release.

Marinette is the Navy’s 25th Littoral Combat Ship and is a Freedom-class variant. The ship is the second to be named after the Wisconsin city – the first a former tugboat (YTB-7910).

The ship is expected to be commissioned in June 2023, according to the Navy release....

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/06/freedom-class-littoral-combat-ship-marinette-delivers-to-navy

Fairbanks Morse Defense acquires davit specialist

Beloit, Wis.-based Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management has acquired U.K.-based davit specialist Welin Lambie Ltd.

FMD says the acquisition further expands its capabilities and service solutions for shipyard, defense, and commercial marine customers, including the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Canadian Coast Guard.

Additionally, says FMD, the acquisition enhances its product and service offerings for future uncrewed ship programs, as...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/fairbanks-morse-defense-acquires-davit-specialist/

Navy Decommissions First Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom, Strikes Tug USNS Sioux

The former Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) departs Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 30 in preparations to be towed to Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Bremerton. Freedom was decommissioned after more than 10 years of service. US Navy Photo

The Navy decommissioned the first Littoral Combat Ship with more than a decade of naval service last week.

USS Freedom (LCS-1) was decommissioned on Sept. 29 at Naval Base San Diego after 13 years in the fleet. The...

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/04/navy-decommissions-first-littoral-combat-ship-uss-freedom-strikes-tug-usns-sioux

Huntington Ingalls Says All Employees Must Be ‘Fully Vaccinated’ for COVID-19 By December

Ingalls Shipbuilding in May 2019. HII Photo

The largest U.S. naval shipbuilder is mandating that all its employees complete a COVID-19 vaccine regimen by early December, according to a company memo reviewed by USNI News.

To adhere to White House guidelines, by Dec. 8, all Huntington Ingalls Industries employees must be fully immunized, according to the internal message from HII chief operating officer Chris Kastner.

“While we are discussing the effects of this mandate with our union partners, it...

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/29/huntington-ingalls-says-all-employees-must-be-fully-vaccinated-for-covid-19-by-december

Marinette Marine awarded $38.1 million mod to frigate contract

Fincantieri Marine Group member Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis., has been awarded a $38,172,896 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2300 to exercise an option for fiscal 2021 engineering and class services requirements in support of detail design and construction of the Constellation-class guided-missile frigate.

Work will be performed in Marinette (40%); Newport News, Va. (25%); New York, N.Y. (10%); Philadelphia, Pa. (10%); Ayer, Mass. (5%);...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/marinette-marine-awarded-38-1-million-mod-to-frigate-contract/

Navy Issues $554M Contract Modification for Second Navy Frigate

Rendering of USS Constellation (FFG-62). Fincantieri Image

The Navy on Thursday issued Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $554 million contract to start building the next frigate in the Constellation class, the service announced.

The award is for the future USS Congress (FFG-63), which is the second hull in the Constellation class.

“The Navy Program Office is pleased to award the option for the USS Congress (FFG 63) to our industry partner Fincantieri Marinette Marine,” Capt. Kevin Smith, the program...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/20/navy-issues-554m-contract-modification-for-second-navy-frigate

Navy names first of its new class of frigate ships

Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced last week that the USS Constellation (FFG 62) is the name for the first ship in the new Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) class of ships. He made the announcement while aboard the museum ship Constellation in Baltimore Inner Harbor.

The name was selected in honor of the first U.S. Navy ships authorized by Congress in 1794 — six heavy frigates named United States, Constellation, Constitution, Chesapeake, Congress, and President. These ships...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/navy-names-its-first-of-its-new-class-of-frigate-ships/

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