The U.S. Navy took delivery of its newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), named after the Korean war hero. The addition to…
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Mark Rayha to succeed Kevin Graney as president of Electric Boat
Mark Rayha, senior vice president and chief operating officer at General Dynamics Electric Boat, will become president of the company effective December 1, succeeding Kevin Graney, who has informed the company that he will retire at the end of the year. He will be succeeded by Mark Rayha, who currently serves as senior vice president and chief operat
“Kevin has served General Dynamics with distinction for nearly 30 years, including tenures as president of both NASSCO and Electric Boat. His...
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Detyens wins $8.2 million USNS Arctic contract
Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, S.C., has been awarded at $8,220,997 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220524C4091) for an 82 calendar day shipyard availability for a mid-term availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet ordnance and dry cargo ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8).
Built by NASSCO and commissioned in 1995, USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), formerly USS Arctic (AOE-8), is the third ship in the Supply class of fast combat support ships. Powered by four GE LM2500 gas-turbines, the ships have the...
Navy awards GD NASSCO a double DDG repair contract
General Dynamics NASSCO reports that it has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract for the maintenance, modernization and repair of two Arleigh Burke class destroyers, USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). The contract, for an initial $15.6 million, includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $753.8 million.
“NASSCO and our industry partners are looking forward to executing a pair of successful availabilities and are thankful the Navy has...
General Dynamics NASSCO Enters Offshore Wind Partnership
Navantia Seanergies, a leading Spanish offshore wind energy company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. shipyard General Dynamics NASSCO to advance offshore wind energy development in…
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FreightWaves Classics: Ship honors Chambers, a Naval aviation pioneer
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On September 11, 2010, the dry cargo vessel USNS (United States Naval Ship) Washington Chambers was christened and launched. The activities took place at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego. NASSCO, which is a division of General Dynamics, has three shipyards that are located in San Diego, Norfolk, Virginia, and Mayport,...
NASSCO to Build Another Sea Base and More Oilers for the U.S. Navy
General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded $1.4 billion contract modifications for the construction of a sixth Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB 8) and two additional John Lewis-class fleet oilers (T-AO…
https://gcaptain.com/nassco-to-build-another-sea-base-and-more-oilers-for-the-u-s-navy/
U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of Lead Ship in New Class of Fleet Oilers
The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of the USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first ship in a new class of fleet replenishment oilers. The new John Lewis-class T-AOs will…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-takes-delivery-of-lead-ship-in-new-class-of-fleet-oilers/
NASSCO awarded 2 Navy LLT contracts for 3 ships
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), San Diego, Calif., has been awarded two Navy long-lead-time (LLT) contracts that together are worth $600 contracts.
The larger of the two is a $500,000,000 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-16-C-2229 to procure long-lead-time material in support of T-AO 211 and T-AO 212.
The other is a $100,000,000 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-19-C-2235 for the procurement of long-lead-time material in support of
https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/nassco-awarded-2-navy-llt-contracts-for-3-ships/
Navy’s New Fleet Oiler Named After Civil Rights Activist Harvey Milk Launched at NASSCO
General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched the U.S. Navy’s newest T-AO class fleet oiler named ofter civil rights activist Harvey Milk. The future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) is…