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26 Nov

Back Wages Recovered for Foreign Engineers Working at NASSCO

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The U.S. Department of Labor said Nov. 19 that it has retrieved more than $1.4 million owed to 36 Mexican engineers working for National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), a General Dynamics Corp. subsidiary in San Diego. The department said the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act after its Wage and Hour Division discovered that NASSCO used the L-1B visa program to bring these engineers from a General Dynamics subsidiary in Mexicali, Mexico, and paid them in pesos at Mexican pay rates. The engineers, who work an average of 42 hours or more a week, were brought to San…

08 Oct

General Dynamics NASSCO Christens USNS Lucy Stone

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General Dynamics NASSCO celebrated the christening and launch of the fifth vessel in the U.S. Navy’s fleet oiler program at its San Diego shipyard, the company said Sept. 21. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, NASSCO President Dave Carver and co-sponsors Alicia L. Aadnesen and Deborah D. Simmons were all present for the celebration of the USNS Lucy Stone, named after the American suffragist who founded the Women’s National Loyal League. The Lucy Stone is the latest in a series of fleet replenishment oilers being designed and built by General Dynamics NASSCO. The 742-foot-long ships are able to move…

21 May

NASSCO Christens USNS Robert E. Simanek

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General Dynamics NASSCO has christened the fifth vessel in the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base program at its San Diego shipyard, the company announced May 4. Military officials and other attendees were present for the christening of the USNS Robert E. Simanek, named after Private First Class Robert Ernest Simanek, who was honored with the Medal of Honor in 1953 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower for protecting his fellow Marines from a grenade at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the Korean War. Simanek’s daughter, Ann Simanek Clark, was at the event to ceremoniously break the champagne bottle along the…

31 Oct

General Dynamics NASSCO Wins Ship Repair Contract Worth Up to $754 million

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The work of maintaining, modernizing and repairing the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) for the U.S. Navy is going to San Diego-based vessel design and build company General Dynamics NASSCO. The company announced Oct. 13 that it had secured the lucrative contract for an initial $15.6 million with options. If the options are all exercised, the contract would be worth a total of $753.8 million. It also would mean work through November 2030. The work is expected to be performed in both San Diego and Norfolk, Virginia. “NASSCO and our industry partners are looking…

18 Jul

General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers Future USNS Harvey Milk

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San Diego-based General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered the future USNS Harvey Milk, the second vessel for the U.S. Navy fleet of John Lewis-class oilers, the company announced July 11. Capable of carrying 157,000 barrels of oil, the 742-foot-long oiler was created to move fuel to naval carrier strike group vessels at sea. It also has a large capacity for dry cargo and aviation capability. This vessel is part of an initial six-ship naval contract NASSCO secured in 2016. The first vessel, the future USNS John Lewis, was delivered in 2022. The company is currently building the future U.S. Navy ships…

30 May

NASSCO Awarded $736M Navy Oiler Build Contract

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San Diego-based General Dynamics NASSCO has been retained to construct a ninth vessel in the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program. The company announced May 23 that its current contract of eight ships with the Navy has been modified to allow for the building of an additional ship at a cost of $736 million. “NASSCO is proud of our ongoing dedication to deliver these ships to the fleet,” General Dynamics NASSCO President Dave Carver said. “We are committed to working with our Navy partners to ensure the continued success of the John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.” Construction of the…

11 Apr

NASSCO Begins Construction of U.S. Navy Oiler

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San Diego-based shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO has begun construction of the sixth vessel for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, the company announced March 27. Production Support Specialist II Gwen Phillips, who has been part of the NASSCO team for 34 years, ceremoniously handled the first cut of steel that will be used to build the future USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210). The 742-foot-long vessel is part of NASSCO’s 2016 contract to design and construct the first six ships for the U.S. Navy for a new generation of fleet oilers, the John Lewis-class. In 2022, the Navy awarded…

07 Feb

NASSCO Christens Third Ship in U.S. Navy T-AO Fleet Oiler Program

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A christening ceremony was held recently for the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), the third vessel in the John Lewis-class fleet oiler program for the U.S. Navy at General Dynamics NASSCO’s San Diego facility, the company announced Jan. 21. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and other company and naval officials joined the vessel’s sponsor, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who shattered the ceremonial champagne bottle against the hull of the Earl Warren, which is being named after the 14th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. “Along with its namesake, this majestic vessel will be instrumental…

09 Dec

NASSCO Lays Keel for USNS Robert F. Kennedy

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San Diego-based shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO has laid the keel for the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy, honoring the late U.S. Attorney General and New York senator, the company announced Dec. 5. Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the vessel’s sponsor and the daughter of the man the vessel is named after, was present to etch her initials onto a steel plate that is to be added to the keel of the vessel. The USNS Robert F. Kennedy is the U.S. Navy’s fourth ship in the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler program. The vessel is part of a multi-vessel contract…

12 Jul

NASSCO Christens USNS Ship

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San Diego-based shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO on June 25 christened the USNS John L. Canley, the fourth vessel for the U.S. Navy’s reclassified Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program. ESB vessels are mobile sea bases with platforms made to support various missions including Air Mine Counter Measures and Special Operations Forces, according to the company. In addition to NASSCO officials, the celebration included Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley, U.S. Navy representatives and Patricia A. Sargent, the ship’s sponsor, who is John L. Canley’s daughter. The 784-foot ship is named after a Medal of Honor recipient who in 1968 rescued…