General Dynamics NASSCO Received $1.4 Billion to Build U.S. Navy Ships

Specifications:

Name:

General Dynamics NASSCO Received $1.4 Billion to Build U.S. Navy Ships

Location:

USA

Company:

General Dynamics NASSCO

Estimated Cost:

$1.4 Billion

Source:

https://www.gd.com/

Introduction:

General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, received $1.4 billion in U.S. Navy contract modifications for construction of a sixth Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB 8) and two additional John Lewis-class fleet oilers (T-AO 211 and 212).

Features:

This award comes in addition to $600 million already received to procure long-lead time materials for the same ships. The contract modification also provides an option for the Navy to procure an additional oiler, T-AO 213, bringing the total potential value to $2.7 billion for the four ships.

Construction of the four ships is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2023 and continue into 2027.

Acting as a mobile sea base, this 784-foot ship has a 52,000 square-foot flight deck to support MH-53, MH-60, MV-22 tilt-rotor, and H1 aircraft operations. The future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) and USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7) are currently under construction.