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GD NASSCO To Build Two New Sub Tenders

GD NASSCO To Build Two New Sub Tenders
Sailors and civil service mariners assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40) assist sailors aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) with torpedo offloads in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in 2012. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chris Salisbury/Released)

The Navy plans to award General Dynamics’ [GD] San Diego-based National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) a detail design and construction contract to procure two new AS(X) next-general submarine tender replacement ships, according to a July 16 notice. The New AS(X)-class ships are meant to replace the aging Emory S. Land (AS-39) and Frank Cable (AS-40) submarine tenders. Submarine tenders conduct steady state and sustained, forward-based / expeditionary tending, resupply, depot and intermediate level repair operations on submarines while anchored…

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