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For over four decades, Ingalls Shipbuilding has offered the offshore industry world-class technology, innovative design techniques, and unmatched manufacturing skills.

Marking its 60th anniversary this year, Ingalls has remained close to its heritage in the offshore market, first building drilling rigs in the 1950s. In the 1980s, Ingalls delivered 13 jackup drilling rigs and four submersible drilling rigs.

And with Ingalls' ongoing commercial facility expan- sions, which include the addition of an eight-acre pro- duction bay specifically designed for commercial projects, our commitment to offering innovative solutions to unique offshore industry needs is stronger now than ever before.

From initial design and construction to long-term repair, overhaul, modification, maintenance and support services, Ingalls stands ready to meet your needs.

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Ingalls has in-place a licensing agreement under which Ingalls will now market Zentech's new R-450 state- of-the-art deepwater jackup drilling rig design for future drill rig construction.

During the past year, Ingalls has completed major repair projects on a drillship and a jackup drilling rig. In both efforts, Ingalls utilized its unique floating drydock and wheel-on-rail translation system. This unique vessel launch and recovery process is important not only in repair projects, but in the construction of new vessels, as well.

Ingalls also performed the weldout of two giant cylin- drical caissons, which formed a Spar base for a state-of- the-art offshore production platform, FPS Neptune - now operational in the Gulf of Mexico. Two 72-foot diameter cylinders, built in Finland, were joined at Ingalls to com- plete the 705-foot-long base for the world's first Spar

Floating Production System.

In a related offshore program, Ingalls is building a fleet of high-capacity deepwater offshore supply vessels, in a variety of sizes and configurations, for a Louisiana firm that is a world leader in the marine supply and geo- physical services fields.

Located along the Mississippi Sound, Ingalls is freely accessible to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico via a 350-foot wide by 38-foot deep, 12-mile channel - with no air draft restrictions.

With a seasoned workforce, facilities to meet any project's requirements, including a significant quick-reac- tion steel fabrication capability, and with a solid track record of efficiency and schedule integrity, Ingalls stands ready to excel in the offshore industry.

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For More Information, Contact: Vice President, Business Development, Ingalls Shipbuilding, 1000 Litton Road, P.O. Box 149, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA 39568-0149 Telephone: 228-935-4703 Fax: 228-935-4611 Internet: http://www.ingalls.com

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