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GULF OF ADEN (Aug 15, 2019) Assault aquatic cars (AAV) appointed to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transportation towards land after leaving the well deck of the aquatic dock touchdown ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry belongs to the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group as well as 11th MEU as well as is released to the united state 5th Fleet location of procedures on behalf of marine procedures to guarantee maritime security as well as protection in the Central Region, linking the Mediterranean as well as the Pacific via the western Indian Ocean as well as 3 calculated canal. (UNITED STATE Navy picture by Mass Communication Specialist third Class Keypher Strombeck/Released)
General Dynamics National Steel as well asShipbuilding Co (NASSCO), San Diego, California, has actually been granted a $98,074,420 agreement for the implementation of the USS Harpers Ferry ( LSD 49) FY 2020 docking phased upkeep schedule. The agreement consists of choices that, if worked out, would certainly bring its collective worth to $118,964,999.
The objective of the long-lasting schedule is to keep, improve as well as fix the aquatic dock touchdown ship. It was obtained on a coast-wide (West shore) basis without restricting the area of efficiency to the vessel’s homeport as well as was competitively acquired using the Federal Business Opportunities internet site with 3 deals gotten in reaction to the solicitation
Work will certainly be done in San Diego, California, as well as is anticipated to be finished by December 2020.
The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the having task
