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Detyens Shipyards Inc. in North Charleston has been awarded a $6.2 million contract to work on the U.S. Navy’s Big Horn, a fleet replenishment oiler. The contract is for 56 calendar days of work.
Staff Report
Published Sept. 14, 2009
Detyens Shipyards Inc. in North Charleston has been awarded a $6.2 million contract to work on the Navy’s Big Horn, a fleet replenishment oiler.
The contract is for 56 calendar days of work. Detyens Shipyards will be responsible for maintenance and overhaul of the Big Horn, including preservation of ballast tanks, preservation of tank deck overhead, preservation of potable water tanks and main engine turbo charger overhaul.
The ship’s primary mission is to provide fuel to Navy ships at sea and jet fuel to aircraft assigned to aircraft carriers. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to $7.3 million. The work is expected to be completed by year’s end.
The Big Horn comes to North Charleston every three years or so for a tune up, said Ken Richardson, the company’s contracts manager.
Stats on the Big Horn
USNS Big Horn, about 20 years old, is one of Military Sealift Command’s 15 fleet replenishment oilers and is part of the 41 ships in the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force.
| Length: | 677 feet, 6 inches |
Source: U.S. Navy
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