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Metal Trades Receives $ 1.4 Million Contract

Metal Trades, Inc., Hollywood,

S.C., was recently awarded a $1,381,628 contract by the Supervi- sor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and

Repair, Charleston, S.C., for techni- cal availability work on the larger covered lighter YFNB-42, the float- ing cranes YD-245 and YD-234 and the covered lighter YFN-1252.

Navy Contract Worth $115,704 Awarded

To Braswell

Braswell Services Group, Inc.,

Charleston, S.C., was recently awarded a $115,704 contract by the

Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conver- sion and Repair, Charleston, S.C., for the technical availability work on the ammunition ship AE-34.

West State Awarded $1.7 Million Pact

For Drydock Work

West State, Inc., Portland, Ore., one of the contractors at the Port- land Ship Repair Yard (PSRY), was recently awarded a $1,728,348 con- tract by American Foreign, General

Agent for the Department of Trans- portation, Maritime Administration, for the drydocking and topside re- pair work on the SS Chesapeake. $2.7 Million Contract

Won By Southwest Marine

For Phased Maintenance

A phased maintenance availabil- ity contract for general purpose amphibious assault ship USS Mo- bile (LKA-115) was recently awarded to Southwest Marine, Inc., Termi- nal Island, Calif. The contract was worth $2,698,711, and was awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding,

Conversion and Repair, Long Beach,

Calif. $429,665 Pact Won

By San Pedro Boat Works

San Pedro Boat Works, San Pedro,

Calif., was recently awarded a $429,665 contract for the small boat's phased maintenance availability of the USS Mobile (LKA-115). The contract was awarded by the Super- visor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Long Beach, Calif. $509,899 Drydocking

Of 'Texas Clipper'

Awarded To BethShip Yard

BethShip Sabine Yard, Port

Arthur, Texas, was recently awarded a $509,899 contract to drydock the

T/S Texas Clipper by the Depart- ment of Transportation, Maritime

Administration.

MSC Awards $123,500 Contract

To Crowley Towing

Military Sealift Command (MSC),

Pacific, Oakland, Calif., recently awarded a $123,500 contract to

Crowley Towing and Transporta- tion, Long Beach, Calif., for towing services.

Quality Boats To Perform

Regular Overhaul On

Landing Craft

Quality Boats Co., Inc., Ports- mouth, Va., was recently awarded a $107,875 contract for the ship re- pair and regular overhaul of land- ing craft, mechanical (LCM) by the

Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conver- sion and Repair, Portsmouth, Va. $3.6 Million Contract

Awarded To BethShip

The medium auxiliary floating drydock USS Sustain (AFDM-7) will undergo a $3,620,000 ship repair at BethShip Sparrows Point Yard,

Sparrows Point, Md.

Marine Hydraulics

To Perform $381,358

Deactivation Of 'Pride'

Marine Hydraulics Interna- tional, Inc., Norfolk, Va., was re- cently awarded a $381,358 con- tract for the deactivation of the SS

Pride by the American Overseas

Marine Corp., Quincy, Mass.

BethShip Sparrows Point

Wins $3.1 Million Pact

BethShip Sparrows Point Yard,

Sparrows Point, Md., was recently awarded a $3.1 million contract for the regular overhaul of the USNS

Sirius (T-AFS-8). The contract was awarded by the Military Sealift

Command. 'Nimitz' To Undergo $2.9 Million Repair

At Todd Pacific

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) will undergo a $2,946,892 selected restricted availability (SRA) repair at Todd Pacific Ship- yards Corp., Seattle, Wash. The contract was awarded by the Su- pervisor of Shipbuilding, Conver- sion and Repair, Seattle, Wash. $1.1 Million Contract

To Cascade General

For COE Dredge Overhaul

The U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers, Portland, Ore., recently awarded a $1,133,675 contract to

Cascade General, Inc., Portland,

Ore., a contractor at the Portland

Ship Yard (PSY), for the overhaul of the dredge Essayons. $301,636 Drydocking

Of Cutter 'Citrus'

At Mid-Coast Marine

Mid-Coast Marine, Coos Bay,

Ore., will perform drydocking and repairs on the USCGC Citrus (WMEC-300) under a $301,636 con- tract awarded by the U.S. Coast

Guard Commander, Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific.

MarAd Awards $2.6 Million Contract

To Houston Ship Repair

The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has awarded a $2,642,630 contract to Houston Ship Repair,

Inc., Channelview, Texas, for deac- tivation of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) breakbulk carrier SS Cou- rier.

MarAd maintains a select group of cargo ships known as the RRF to meet surge sealift needs in the early stages of military contingency op- erations. During Operations Desert

Shield and Desert Storm, MarAd activated 78 of its RRF vessels.

The deactivation work includes repairs necessary to meet classifica- tion specifications and regulations.

Necessary maintenance repairs will also be performed to ensure that the vessel may be expeditiously acti- vated in the event of future emer- gencies.

Litton Awarded

Additional $731.3 Million

For LHD Class Ship

Ingalls Shipbuilding division of

Litton has been awarded a $731.3 million contract to build an addi- tional Wasp Class multipurpose amphibious assault ship for the U.S.

Navy.

Ingalls has previously been awarded contracts to build the first four ships of the class, called LHDs, the first of which has been delivered (continued)

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