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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

General Dynamics NASSCO Completes First MLP Hull Ahead of Schedule

Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) |The shipbuilders of General Dynamics NASSCO have completed the structural assembly and weld-out of 26,241 metric tons of steel to erect the entire structure of the first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) for the U.S. Navy.

Construction of the ship is progressing on schedule and under budget, with delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2013.

The final block for the first MLP ship, comprised of the ship’s exhaust stacks and weighing 277 short tons, was lifted onboard via crane and installed on August 17.

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