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General Dynamics NASSCO Engineering & Design

Ship Design

Full-service ship design for government and commercial customers, partnered with Daewoo Ship Engineering Company (DSEC) on many commercial designs.

Description

NASSCO offers full-service ship design, tailoring designs to owners' requirements while keeping them producible and cost-effective, from conceptual and preliminary design through contract and detail design.

Key features

  • Conceptual, preliminary, contract and detail design
  • Partnership with Daewoo Ship Engineering Company (DSEC) on many commercial designs; since 2006 the partnership has produced four commercial ship designs for five separate Jones Act owners
  • Experience with steam turbine, gas turbine, geared diesel, diesel-electric and slow-speed diesel propulsion plants

Applications

  • U.S. Navy auxiliary ships and commercial tankers, containerships and dry cargo carriers

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