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Naval Shipbuilding
Report
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Toledo Firm Will Lease &
Operate Former American
Ship Building Yard
Merce Industries, a construction company based in Toledo, Ohio, has agreed to lease and operate a ship- yard at the Port of Toledo. The yard, which has been inactive since 1983, was purchased by the Port of
Toledo from American Ship Build- ing Company in March this year.
According to company president
Henry Merce, the shipyard will be used primarily for repair work, al- though he may try to win govern- ment shipbuilding contracts.
The State of Ohio has provided a $175,000 grant for the renovation of the yard.
Todd Seattle Yard Awarded $15-Million Navy Contract
For Destroyer Overhaul
The Seattle Division of Todd Pa- cific Shipyards Corporation has been awarded a $15-million Navy contract for the regular overhaul of the Destroyer USS Harrv W. Hill (DD-986). The ship is scheduled to arrive at the yard in September this year. The work will have an eight- month duration, with average daily manning of approximately 300.
The overhaul will include modifi- cations to all major systems includ- ing propulsion, electronics, habit- ability, and combat systems. The
Hill job will mark the Seattle yard's ninth overhaul to naval combatants in recent years.
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