U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems $139 Million Contract to Upgrade USS Tortuga
November 16 2017 - 10:34AM
Business Wire
BAE Systems has received a $139.8 million contract from the U.S.
Navy to modernize the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). The
Tortuga will undergo 16 months of restorative work at the company’s
shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, the ship’s homeport. The contract
includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative
value to $183.7 million.
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BAE Systems' Norfolk, Virginia shipyard
will perform a combination of maintenance, modernization, and
repair on the USS Tortuga under a new $139.8 million U.S. Navy
contract. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
BAE Systems will begin working aboard the 610-foot-long Whidbey
Island-class ship in January 2018 and will perform a combination of
maintenance, modernization, and repair. The availability is
expected to be completed in May 2019 with the reactivation of the
ship for operational service.
“Our employees and subcontractors look forward to working with
the Navy to perform the deep modernization work to ensure the
Tortuga remains a very capable amphibious combatant ship,” said
Dave Thomas, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems
Norfolk Ship Repair. “Our previous experience with the ship and the
outstanding skills of our employees and subcontractors will help us
to return the ship back to the fleet in great shape.”
The USS Tortuga was commissioned in November 1990. The ship has
been part of the Navy’s LSD/CG-class modernization program since
2016, when the ship underwent several modernization industrial
periods and obsolete and legacy equipment and structures were
removed. BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard was awarded a $17.7 million
contract in May 2016, at the start of Tortuga’s modernization
process. The new contract will involve the installation of upgraded
systems and other improvements aboard the ship to extend its
service life beyond 40 years.
With receipt of the Tortuga contract and other smaller
maintenance contracts, BAE Systems is expected to increase its
workforce in Norfolk by nearly 100 full-time positions before the
start of the Tortuga availability. The shipyard currently employs
about 870 people.
BAE Systems is a leading provider of ship repair, maintenance,
modernization, conversion, and overhaul services for the Navy,
other government agencies, and select commercial customers. The
company operates five full-service shipyards in Alabama,
California, Florida, Hawaii, and Virginia, and offers a highly
skilled, experienced workforce, eight dry docks, and significant
pier space and ship support services.
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