Shipyard News

USS Fitzgerald departs Ingalls

Almost three years after a collision with a containership that cost the lives of seven sailors, the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Pascagoula shipyard June 13 to return to her

LCS 24 completes acceptance trials

The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) successfully concluded acceptance trials May 22, following a series of in-port and underway demonstrations in the Gulf of Mexico. During trials, the final milestone prior to

Good day for South Korean shipbuilders

Two major South Koreans shipyards reported significant orders today, according to Yonhap news agency reports. Hyundai Heavy Industry Group disclosed that it has signed a $178 million contract to build two 300,000

Detyens wins $24.2 million Navy contract

Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, has been awarded a $24,235,291 firm-fixed-price contract for a 120-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul dry-docking of the USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). Work will