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Surface Ship Fleet Support

Surface Ship Fleet Support PhotoYou can depend on our experience, skills and capabilities for every aspect of ship repair, spanning the breadth of activities from routine maintenance to extensive machinery and hull repairs.

We have completed more than 4,000 ship repairs since 1956 on U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC), and commercial ships for customers like American Overseas Marine, Waterman Steamship, Maersk Lines Limited and Celebrity, Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines. We can perform virtually every repair service needed during a ship’s life cycle. Our comprehensive in-house capability, along with our mobile repair team, helps save time and money while ensuring the highest quality workmanship.

We can plan the most efficient, cost-effective approach to accomplish your repair job. With our exceptional skill base and unparalleled resource base, we will deliver your ship on time, on budget and to your specifications.

Contacts

Marketing:

Kelly Brown (757) 812-1285 (Cell)
kelly.brown@ngc.com

Operations:

John Schoch (757) 880-0361 (Cell)
JM.Schoch@ngc.com

Joe Adams (757) 880-0991 (Cell)
joe.adams@ngc.com

Fax: (757) 380-3360

Location:

Newport News is very accessible. Our 550 acre facility is located on the East Coast of Virginia, at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, with no air draft restrictions.

Nautical Miles From:
Boston 550
New York 286
Philadelphia 237
Baltimore 150
Charleston 403
Jacksonville 587
Miami 770

Capabilities

  • One of the world’s premier machine shops
  • Steel fabrication facility
  • Extensive sheet metal and wood working shop
  • Complete motor rebuild and repair shop
  • Complete propulsion shaft repair facility with capacity up to 65 tons
  • High-capacity pump and valve repair and calibration facilities
  • Full range of laboratory services
  • Other key processes: blast and coat, pipefitting, electrical, paint
  • Standards and performance are in accordance with:
    • American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
    • Lloyd’s Register
    • Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
    • Besloten Vennootschap (BV)
    • Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
    • United States Coast Guard (USCG)
    • ISO 9001
  • Mobile repair team to meet emergency repair needs

Dry Docks & Pier Specifications

 
Length
{Feet/Meters)
Width at Keel Blocks
(Feet/Meters)
Depth of Water (Feet/Meters)
Over Sill
Over Blocks
Dry Dock 1
650 / 198.2
92 / 28.0
33 / 10.1
28 / 8.5
Dry Dock 2
862 / 262.8
116 / 35.4
31 / 9.5
29 / 8.8
Dry Dock 12
2,170 / 661.6
250 / 76.2
33 / 10.1
31 / 9.5
Floating Dry Dock
600 / 182.9
140 / 42.7
43 / 13.1
38 / 11.6

Pier and Outfitting Berth Specifications

 
Length (Feet/Meters)
Width
(Feet/Meters)
Depth of Water
(Feet/Meters)
Pier 2
982 / 299.4
70 / 21.3
45 / 13.7 (South)
35 / 10.7 (North)
Pier 5
1,160 / 353.7
80 / 24.4
35 / 10.7
Pier 6
850 / 259.1
82 / 25.0
35 / 10.7
Outfitting Berth 1
1,670 / 509.1
N/A
40 / 12.2