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manager and will build half of the boats at its ACE Marine facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. MMC’s partner, Kvichak Marine Industries in Seattle, will build the other boats at its Kent, Washington facility.
New programmes Irving celebrates naval
vessels agreement Irving Shipbuilding welcomed the Right Honour- able Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Defence for Canada, as well as senior representatives of the Royal Canadian Navy, to its Halifax Shipyard recently to mark successful conclusion of an agreement in principle to build Canada’s combat vessels under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS). “Te agreement in principle reached with Irving
Shipbuilding is a milestone in our government’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy – a strategy that will mean jobs and economic growth for the country, stability for the industry, and vital equipment for our men and women in uniform,” said Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Production on four of nine Hero class Mid-Shore
Patrol Vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard paused momentarily as the announcement was made in the shipyard’s fabrication hall, with four vessels in various stages of production acting as the backdrop.
Surface combatants Defender embarks on
sea trials Defender, the fifth Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems for the UK Royal Navy, set sail from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard in April to embark on her second and final stage of sea trials off the west coast of Scotland, ahead of her handover to the Royal Navy later this year.
Defender is the fourth Type 45 destroyer for the UK Royal Navy.
During 28 days at sea, Defender was due to undertake
an extensive programme of trials, including final testing of the ship’s power and propulsion, combat systems, navigational and communications equipment. Paul Rafferty, Type 45 Programme Director at BAE
Systems, said: “Te trials demonstrate the progress we’re making and provide an opportunity to put the ship through her paces and prove her outstanding capability in preparation for acceptance of contract in July.” With the first four vessels in the class handed over,
the company is on track to deliver all six ships to the UK Royal Navy by the end of 2013. Following sea trials, Defender will return to the Clyde for final integration and testing, before setting sail for her home port of Portsmouth in July. Meanwhile Duncan, the sixth ship in the class, will undertake her first stage trials in the latter half of this year.
Patrol boats Korean patrol boats
complete sea trials GE Marine reports successful performance of its LM500 aero derivative gas turbines during sea trials on the eighth and ninth PK(X) patrol boats in the Republic of Korea Navy’s fleet. Each of the PK(X) patrol boats use LM500 gas
turbines, rated at approximately 5600shp in a combined diesel and gas turbine arrangement. Te first PK(X), Yoon Young-ha, was launched at Hanjin Heavy Industries’ Busan. Ships one through nine have been delivered. For this ongoing programme, Samsung Techwin
locally manufactures select parts of the LM500s, and assembles and tests the completed engines at its Changwon, Korea, factory. In addition, GE provides ongoing support to Samsung Techwin, the shipyard, and the Korean Navy throughout installation, sea trials and commissioning.
Equipment & technology Russian LHDs to be get
Cathelco ICCP systems Cathelco is supplying equipment for two force projec- tion and command vessels that are being built in France for the Russian Navy. DCNS is prime contractor for the warships, which
are being constructed at St Nazaire, with the first ship due for delivery in 2014. Troughout their operational life, the underwater
hull surfaces of the two ships will be protected against corrosion by Cathelco impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems. As the vessels are 199m in length, they will be installed with independent forward and aſt ICCP systems to
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