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Northrop Grumman

Awarded Sub Work

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the U.S.

Navy for maintenance work on the nuclear-powered submarine USS Okla- homa City (SSN 723). Northrop Grum- man's Newport News sector is the prime contractor for the work, which will include inspection and repair of the sub- marine's hull, sail, tanks and torpedo sys- tems, as well as modifications to engine room equipment. The contract is valued at approximately $15m and is a modifica- tion to a contract awarded in 2004 for ini- tial planning work. The total estimated value of that contract, including the plan- ning and execution, is approximately $21.5m.

The ship arrived at the Newport News sector on April 10 for a performance peri- od to last approximately two months.

Approximately 300 employees will work on the project.

As one of only two U.S. shipyards capable of building nuclear-powered sub- marines, Northrop Grumman Newport

News has built 25 of the Navy's Los

Angeles-class submarines in use today, including the

USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723). Okla- homa City was launched in 1985 and delivered to the Navy in 1988. At 360 ft. in length, it can travel in excess of 20 knots.

EBDG Supports

BBSR's New

Research Vessel

Elliott Bay Design Group designed the modifications for the R/V Bank of Bermu- da Atlantic Explorer; a 168-ft. research ship recently christened by the Bermuda

Biological Station for Research (BBSR).

Purchased as the R/V Seward Johnson from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic

Institute by the non-profit BBSR, the ves- sel will be used in oceanographic research primarily off the coast of Bermuda; throughout the Atlantic Ocean and into the Caribbean.

EBDG provided engineering guidance during the extensive modification. Work included the relocation and refit of the existing pilot house to serve as a new aft- facing scientific operations center; as well as the design, construction and installation of a new wheelhouse atop the scientific operations center. The mast was relocated; a SOLAS rescue boat installed; and the main deck bulkheads relocated to provide a new CTD garage. In addition, EBDG has completed arrangements and structur- al design to support future plans to extend the central stair arrangements from the main deck to the hold deck and to provide a completely new winch deck serving the aft and side A-frames.

Modifications were completed at Lyon 4420 14th Ave NW

Seattle, WA 98107

Tel: 206.789.3880

Toll Free: 1.800.762.0165 www.northern-lights.com [email protected]

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