Bollinger Shipyards LLC reports that it will certainly build a modern, drifting completely dry dock for General Dynamics Electric Boat to sustain the building and construction as well as upkeep of the United States’ brand-new Columbia Class of ballistic rocket submarines.
“Bollinger Shipyards is pleased to expand our current relationship with Electric Boat and to play a critical role in increasing the number of U.S. built dry docks to meet the expanding need to modernize and refurbish our nation’s aging fleet,” claimed Bollinger President as well as Chief Executive OfficerBen Bordelon “We’re honored to have been selected to build this dry dock, which will be a national asset, to meet the complex needs of our Navy’s fleet modernization plans. To build 21st century American vessels, it requires 21st century American tools and equipment manufactured here in the United States. Bollinger is committed to continuing to be a leader in pushing our industry forward and ensuring that the U.S. industrial base is fully self-sufficient.”
The information style engineering will certainly be executed at the Bollinger center in Lockport,La The principle as well as agreement style for the 618- by 140-foot completely dry dock was executed by the Bristol Harbor Group in Rhode Island.
The completely dry dock is set up to be supplied to Electric Boat’s Groton Connecticut shipyard in 2024.
Electric Boat is the prime specialist on the style as well as construct of the of the Columbia Class submarine, which will certainly change the aging Ohio-Class of ballistic-missile submarines.
This is Bollinger Shipyards’ 2nd agreement granted withGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat In late 2019, Bollinger Shipyards was picked to build a 395- by 100-foot Ocean Transport Barge for Electric Boat that is set up to be supplied in 2021.
