US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, marking the completion of the ship’s full ship shock trials (FSST).
The US Coast Guard has exercised a contract option with Bollinger Shipyards for the construction of four more Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs).
The US Navy’s newest Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS) has been christened and launched during a ceremony held at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard.
The USCGC Glen Harris became the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) newest fast response cutter (FRC) during a commissioning ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon on 6 August 2021.
Shipbuilder Austal USA has been awarded a sustainment execution contract (SEC) for repair, maintenance and modernization of all littoral combat ships (LCS) homeported in San Diego for the United States Navy.
Halter Marine has secured a contract option for the U.S. Navy’s fifth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) 67 Class berthing and messing barge.
The U.S. Navy has christened its new Virginia-class attack submarine, the future USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Connecticut. The submarine, christened on 31 July, represents a tribute to Admiral Rickover, who served in the navy for 63
Senior officials of the Bollinger Shipyards LLC (Bollinger) were on hand in Apra Harbor Guam yesterday for the commissioning ceremony of three U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), USCGC Myrtle Hazard, USCGC Oliver Henry and USCGC Frederick Hatch. The three FRCs build out and strengthen the
Congressman Jared Golden yesterday secured an amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorizes the Navy to enter into a multiyear contract to build up to 15 DDG-51 destroyers beginning in FY2023. The provision is a significant win for shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works (B
The US Navy has just announced that USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and Sixth Fleet are preparing for Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. According to the navy, USS Mount Whitney and embarked Sixth Fleet staff yesterday sailed from Gaeta for LSE 2021, scheduled to take place August 3-16. LSE 2021 will be a
The future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first ship in the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, was christened July 17 during a ceremony in San Diego.
On 10 July, Bollinger Shipyards christened the Holland, an ocean transport barge that will support the construction and maintance of the US Navy’s new class of ballistic-missile submarines.
The US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) will depart San Diego July 16 in order to change its homeport to Bremerton, Washington and conduct a docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS).
Austal USA has delivered the future USS Savannah, its 14th Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) to the US Navy, from the company’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
