Navy awards $1.7B contract to expand Portsmouth shipyard

Navy awards $1.7B contract to expand Portsmouth shipyard
Navy awards $1.7B contract to expand Portsmouth shipyard

The contract award to 381 Constructors is part of the Navy’s $21 billion effort to restore the four public shipyards.

Navy Readies Ships To Help Hurricane Florence Victims

Navy Readies Ships To Help Hurricane Florence Victims
Navy Readies Ships To Help Hurricane Florence Victims

As the Navy sorties 30 ships from Norfolk and surrounding bases, a few ships will be heading back in short order to assist in the cleanup. The amphibious ships USS Kearsarge and USS Arlington, along with hospital ship USNS Comfort, have all loaded up on supplies and have put out to sea.

$450 Million To Repair Fire-Damaged USS Miami: NAVSEA

$450 million to repair fire-damaged USS Miami, says new Navy estimate today @ http://1.usa.gov/NlegdR. Read more @ https://breakingdefense.com/tag/USS Miami/ SydneyFreedberg

Second Fire Breaks Out At Portsmouth Yard But USS Miami Escapes Damage

A second, “small” fire broke out at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Saturday night, in the drydock where the fire-ravaged USS Miami is under repair, the shipyard’s public affairs office announced at noon today. There was no new damage to the Miami itself, and in fact a quick-thinking shipyard employee put out the blaze with a…