
The Navy has exercised an option awarding Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine a $554 million contract modification for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the second Constellation-class frigate, the future USS Congress (FFG-63). This modification, awarded May 20, covers DD&C as well as integrated digital environment support for the vessel. Like the first vessel, FF-63 will be built at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marinette, Wisc., with overall work split between Marinette (52 percent), Boston, Mass. (10 percent), Crozet, Va. (8 percent) and…