TOUR OF GENERAL DYNAMICS' NASSCO SHIPYARD
The shipyard encompasses 80 acres of land and 46 acres of water and offers:
• 2 inclined building ways, 950-feet long and 108-feet wide
• A 1,000-foot long, 174-foot wide graving dock with a lift capacity of 30,000 long tons
• An 820-foot long, 136-foot wide floating drydock with an ABS-certified lift capacity of 44,000 long tons
• 8 fully serviced berths ranging from 600 to 1000 feet
• 10 whirley/portal cranes with individual lift capacities up to 300 tons and multi-crane lifts up to 550 tons
• 6 production workshops and 10 assembly areas
There will be a general tour of the shipyard and a more detailed tour of the T-AKE ship assembly. A presentation by the NASSCO engineering dept is also planned. The T-AKE 1 is a dry cargo/ammunition ship, the lead ship in the Lewis and Clark class. These ships will provide logistic lift from sources of supply either in port or at sea and will transfer cargo that includes ammunition, food, fuel, repair parts, and expendable supplies and material to station ships and other naval warfare forces at sea. The US Navy has awarded NASSCO six contracts for the design and construction of the first nine ships in the T-AKE program with an option for three additional ships which would bring the total contract value to approximately $3.7 billion.
The tour is scheduled for Saturday, February 10, 2007, at 2:00 pm. If you would like to attend, please email Mark Shin at Shinster1@Yahoo.com with the following information:
1. Your name.
2. Your country of citizenship (only US citizens can attend).
3. Place of birth.
4. Your employer and your title.
5. Your ASME membership number (you must be a current ASME member or be a guest of a member).
This information is required to be submitted to NASSCO for security clearance 1 week prior to the tour.
The tour site is 2798 East Harbor Drive in San Diego. The tour will be limited to 25 people and will last approximately 2 hours. Please meet promptly at 2:00 pm at the Gate 6 entrance (parking will be available in Lot 6 which is located across the street from the shipyard on Harbor Drive). Everyone will be required to sign in and present a valid photo ID. Acceptable forms of ID are driver’s license, passport, or military ID.
There is work in process so appropriate attire is REQUIRED. It is recommended to wear loose fitting clothing, fully covered shoulders, and pants. Shoes are especially important, please bring fully leather covered shoes with a short heel not less than ¼”. Persons with tennis shoes and or sandals will NOT be allowed in the yard.