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Silver Ships, Inc.

and overseas. On-site accredited naval architects and en- gineering staff design all boats within a three-dimensional modeling and hydrodynamic design software to ensure safety and operational usage in design, development, de- sign evaluation and calculation throughout all stages of construction. From the initial design to the ? nal send-off, every step of the boat building process is completed at Sil- ver Ships’ headquarters in Theodore, Ala. It also offers boat repairs and comprehensive refurbishment services for all

United States Marine Inc. makes and models of aluminum workboats.

Silver Ships was the ? rst builder to manufacture RHIBs in the United States 30 years ago. Silver Ships’ most popu- lar and versatile vessel is the Ambar series, part of the RHIB family – its original “hybrid” air-and-foam collar provides excellent stability, making the vessels virtually unsinkable.

Since 2001 when of? cial record keeping began, Silver Ships has constructed approximately 1,100 boats with more than 100 currently in production and in queue this year.

Willard Marine, Inc.

United States

Marine, Inc.

Headquartered in Gulfport, Miss., with a maintenance/ repair facility in Chesapeake, Va., United States Marine Inc. is a fully integrated manufacturer of military, patrol and spe- cial warfare boats available in lengths from 21 feet to 90 feet. nia Department of Fish & Wildlife, who then awarded RIB- The company is capable of designing, building and testing

CRAFT a contract to supply and deliver shipboard RIBs. all of its vessels in house. USMI has been delivering to U.S.

Department of Defense and government/military custom- ers from more than three decades with a track record that speaks for itself. “Quality is de? ned by the customer, and

Silver Ships, Inc.

in the DoD world that is de? ned by a speci? cation, scope

Founded in 1985, Silver Ships is a family-owned premier of work and CDRLs [contract data requirements list],” says builder of high-quality, cutting-edge aluminum workboats Barry Dreyfus Jr., CEO. “Our documented history of zero from 21 feet to 70 feet in length, used for ? re rescue, law defects at the start and end of acceptance trials gives the gov- enforcement, military operations, marine surveying and ernment assurance we can deliver upon our obligations.” other mission-speci? c applications. Its vessels are based The shipbuilder, whose main Gulfport facility has a on existing design types but are uniquely customized and certi? ed ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System out? tted for the needs of individual customers in the U.S. for the Design and Fabrication of Watercraft for Military

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