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National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
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 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
General Dynamics Corporation
P.O. Box 85278
San Diego, California 92186
Tel: 619.544.3400
Fax: 619.544.3541
www.nassco.com 
Shipyard highlights:
Two inclined building ways, 900-Feet long and 110-feet wide; an 820-foot long, 136 wide floating dry dock with a lift capability of 44,000 tons; a 1,000-foot long, 170-foot wide graving dock; 10 whirley/portal cranes with individual lift capacities up to 300 tons and multi-crane lifts up to 580 tons; and a new, automated steel fabrication and subassembly facility and double-hull block assembly facility.
Description:
NASSCO’s versatility enables it to design and construct auxiliary and support ships for the U. S. Navy, and oil tankers and dry cargo carriers for commercial markets in the same facility.As the only major ship construction yard on the West Coast of the United States,NASSCO is a vital strategic resource. Its convenient location in San Diego, California and workforce of 3,200 enable the Navy to repair and service its surface ships in its home port, and offers commercial operators a West Coast repair capability.Through a continuing program of process improvement and capital investment,NASSCO has transformed its shipyard into one of the most efficient and modern in the United States.
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