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  • General Dynamics Unit Kicks Off Construction of 6th Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Ship thumbnail
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    General Dynamics Unit Kicks Off Construction of 6th Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

    General Dynamics’ NASSCO subsidiary has begun building the sixth vessel for the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base program. Named after a Medal of Honor recipient and Korean War veteran, the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. will serve as a mobile sea base supporting multiple military operations, the Naval Sea Systems Command said Friday. “The ship […] More

  • General Dynamics Christens Navy's 4th Expeditionary Sea Base Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Christens Navy’s 4th Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has christened the U.S. Navy’s newest expeditionary sea base ship during a ceremony in San Diego, California. The future USNS John L. Canley is the fourth vessel to join the service branch’s ESB fleet that supports a broad range of maritime operations such as airborne mine countermeasure mission and limited crisis […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers 2nd Expeditionary Sea Base to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers 2nd Expeditionary Sea Base to Navy

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has officially transferred a second Expeditionary Sea Base platform to the U.S. Navy. The Military Sealift Command will operate the USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) ship that NASSCO constructed at a San Diego shipyard, the Naval Sea Systems Command said Thursday. ESB 4 is named after a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who received the […] More

  • Navy, General Dynamics to Christen 2nd Expeditionary Sea Base Vessel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, General Dynamics to Christen 2nd Expeditionary Sea Base Vessel

    The U.S. Navy and General Dynamics’ NASSCO subsidiary will christen the military branch’s second expeditionary sea base vessel Saturday at a company shipyard in San Diego. Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, will be the principal speaker at the christening ceremony for the future USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams the Navy said Thursday. The ship, dubbed ESB […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of 5th Navy Expeditionary Sea Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of 5th Navy Expeditionary Sea Base

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has kicked off construction of a follow-on mobile sea base for the U.S. Navy under a previously awarded contract. The company said Thursday the fifth ship in the military branch’s Expeditionary Transfer Dock/ Expeditionary Sea Base program will be built with a 52,000-square-foot flight deck, accommodation areas for up to 250 personnel, repair, mission planning, fuel and equipment storage rooms. […] More

  • General Dynamics Unit Holds Keel-Authentication Ceremony for Future USNS Hershel 'Woody' Williams - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Unit Holds Keel-Authentication Ceremony for Future USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams

    General Dynamics subsidiary NASSCO has held a keel-authentication ceremony for the U.S. Navy‘s second Expeditionary Sea Base vessel that will be called USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams. The ship will work as a multimission platform that supports air mine countermeasures, counter-piracy and maritime security operations as well as humanitarian missions, General Dynamics said Wednesday. USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams is designed to hold at […] More