CONNECTING THE DEFENCE COMMUNITY WITH INSIGHT, INTELLIGENCE & OPPORTUNITIES

Officially Supported By: Defence Contracts International Supply2Defence

Official Media Partners for:

BAE Systems has been contracted to carry out a comprehensive $139.8M modernisation of the USS Tortuga on behalf of the U.S. Navy.

The USS Tortuga will soon undergo a 16 month restoration at BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard in Virginia. Within the contract there are further options that, if exercised, will raise its total worth to $183.7M.

BAE Systems will begin work aboard the 610 foot long Whidbey Island class vessel in January 2018, with a combination of maintenance, modernization and repair works planned. By the time May 2019 arrives, USS Tortuga will again be ready for operational duty.

“Our employees and subcontractors look forward to working with the Navy to perform the deep modernisation work to ensure the Tortuga remains a very capable amphibious combatant ship,” said Dave Thomas, Vice President and General Manager of BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair.

“Our previous experience with the ship and the outstanding skills of our employees and subcontractors will help us to return the ship back to the fleet in great shape.”

The USS Tortuga was originally commissioned in November 1990. It has since become part of the U.S. Navy’s LSD/CG-class modernization programme, during which the vessel underwent a period of modernisation to remove any obsolete or legacy equipment and structures.

Now, with receipt of the USS Tortuga and several smaller maintenance contracts in hand, BAE Systems intends to bolster its Norfolk workforce by almost 100 full-time positions. The shipyard currently employs around 870 people.

If you would like to join our community and read more articles like this then please click here.

Image courtesy of jiawangkun / Shutterstock.com

BAE Systems U.S. Navy USS Tortuga

Post written by: Robert Atherton


LATEST STAKEHOLDER

Become a Stakeholder today and benefit from an exclusive marketing package which will allow you to:

  • Engage with active defence buyers and key supply chain partners
  • Create your own branded micro-site which within Defence Online which is managed by you
  • Have a dedicated Digital Account Manager to help enhance your Stakeholder page
  • Promote your news, products, press releases, eBooks and Videos as a Defence Online partner which feeds through to our homepage and social media channels
  • Have your company promoted on our partner website Defence Contracts Online (DCO)
  • All news promoted in mynewsdesk, a major hub for all of our news articles which enables news to be picked up from trade magazines, national newspapers and many other publications which offers extra exposure at no additional cost!

Contact us today or call us on 0845 557 1315 to take advantage of this exclusive marketing package


.

RELATED ARTICLES

BAE Systems has delivered its first ACV Command and Control variant to the US Marine Corps.

January 17, 2024

Land - BAE Systems delivers first ACV-C

BAE Systems has delivered its first ACV Command and Control variant to the US Marine Corps. The ACV-C will provide Marines

A visit to the North-west by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has underlined the important role the region plays in UK defence industry.

January 15, 2024

Homeland - North-west companies vital to UK defence

A visit to the North-west by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has underlined the important role the region plays in UK