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2014 Team Ship News

DDG 51 Modernization Program Meets Key Milestones
Dec. 22, 2014 - WASHINGTON - The Navy's DDG 51 modernization program has met two key milestones Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced Dec. 22...

Navy Awards Contract for Ranger Dismantling
Dec. 22, 2014 - WASHINGTON - Today, the Navy awarded a contract for the towing and dismantling of the decommissioned aircraft carrier Ranger (CV 61) to International Shipbreaking Ltd...

NAVSEA contributions to procedures, hardware make for successful Orion recovery
Dec. 11, 2014 - WASHINGTON - When USS Anchorage (LPD 23) successfully recovered thereusable, unmanned NASA capsule Orion in the Pacific Ocean Dec. 5, it marked theculmination of nearly three years of testing, evaluating, and...

Future USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6) Keel Authenticated
Dec. 2, 2014 - MOBILE, Alabama - The keel of the future USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6)was authenticated at the Austal USA shipyard Dec. 2.  Long time civil servant and ship sponsor, Mrs. Alma B. Booterbaughserved as the keel authenticator, etching...

Fabrication Begins on the Navy's First Ship to Shore Connector
Nov. 17, 2014 - NEW ORLEANS- Textron, Inc. began fabrication of the Navy'sfirst Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) at its New Orleans facility today. In October 2014, the Navy approved Textron to start productionfollowing the SSC Production...

Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Deckhouse Successfully Integrated
Nov. 14, 2014 - BATH, Maine - The future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001),completed the successful lift and integration of the deckhouse on to the ship'shull at General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard Nov.14.The Michael Monsoor will...