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Dynamics NASSCO Delivers USNS William McLean |
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General
Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:
GD), delivered USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) to the U.S. Navy during
a signing ceremony September 28, 2011. Named in honor of William Burdette
McLean (1914-1976), the U.S. Navy physicist who conceived and developed
the heat-seeking Sidewinder missile, the William McLean is the twelfth
ship delivered in the Navy’s 14-ship T-AKE dry cargo-ammunition
ship program in five years. |
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USNS
William McLean undergoing sea trials off the coast of San Diego on Aug.
31
(picture: General Dynamics NASSCO)
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NASSCO began constructing
USNS William McLean in September 2009. William McLean will carry necessary
supplies and equipment required to support U.S. Marine Corps operations
anywhere in the world.
NASSCO has incorporated international marine technologies
and commercial ship-design features into T-AKE class ships to minimize
operating costs during their projected 40-year service life. With a cargo
capacity of more than 10,000 tons, the primary mission of T-AKE ships
is to deliver food, ammunition, fuel and other provisions from shore stations
to combat ships at sea. They have also served in Navy humanitarian efforts
in Haiti, Pakistan and elsewhere.
Located in San Diego, General Dynamics NASSCO employs
more than 3,300 people and is the only major ship construction yard on
the West Coast of the United States. In addition to T-AKE 12, the San
Diego shipyard has already delivered 11 T-AKE ships to the Navy and is
currently building the Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) and the Cesar Chavez (T-AKE
14) for a total class of 14 vessels. |
