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Navy Awards GD NASSCO $736 Million for 9th Fleet Replenishment Oiler in John Lewis-Class

Frank Wolfe

Monday, May 22nd, 2023

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Navy Awards GD NASSCO $736 Million for 9th Fleet Replenishment Oiler in John Lewis-Class

In May, 2021, the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts a fueling-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 195) (U.S. Navy Photo)

The U.S. Navy on May 22 said that it awarded General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] $736 million on May 19 for construction of the T-AO 213 oiler. The Navy said on May 22 that work on T-AO 213 is expected to finish by March 2028. In 2016, the Navy awarded NASSCO a contract to design and build the first six John Lewis-class oilers, T-AO 205 – T-AO 210, and awarded NASSCO a contract modification last year…

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