Shipyard News

LH8 christening shot

Ingalls Shipbuilding christens LHA 8

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the U.S. Navy’s third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8), December 2. “Today is not only a day to celebrate our namesake, representatives of

T-AO class ship

MSC awards Vigor and Detyens T-AO contracts

Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, and Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., have each been awarded contracts by Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Va., for work on fleet replenishment oiler (T-AO) vessels. Vigor

T-ATS 11 keel laying partcipants

Austal USA lays the keel for T-ATS 11

Austal USA yesterday celebrated the official start of construction on the future USNS Billy Frank, Jr., the Navy’s eleventh Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS 11), with a keel laying ceremony at