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Article: BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND'S
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- Info-Prod Research (Middle East)
- Article date:
- June 19, 2007
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BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a
$6,140,553 firm-fixed-price contract for a 60-calendar-day regular
overhaul of Military Sealift Command's fast combat support ship USNS
Arctic (T-AOE 8). The shipyard availability will accomplish dry-
docking and undocking of the ship; underwater hull cleaning and
painting; hull freeboard cleaning and painting; anchor chain painting
and marking; cleaning and gas freeing of air tanks; switchboard
cleaning; and overhaul of sea valves.The ship's primary mission is to
rapidly replenish Navy task forces and carry more than 177,000
barrels of oil; 2,150 tons of ammunition; 500 tons of dry stores; and
250 tons of refrigerated ...