Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Pascagoula Shipyard Recovery Underway

Northrop Grumman Corp. ^ | Sept. 2, 2005 | unknown

[Stonewall Jackson]

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Pascagoula Shipyard Recovery Underway PASCAGOULA, Miss , Sept. 2, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) heavy equipment operator Owen McLeod clears storm debris from the dry dock alongside the large-deck amphibious carrier Makin Island (LHD 8) during recovery operations at Northrop Grumman's Pascagoula shipyard, part of the Ship Systems sector.

A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/

Northrop Grumman's Owen McLeod clears storm debris from the dry dock alongside the large-deck amphibious carrier Makin Island (LHD 8) during recovery operations at Northrop Grumman's Pascagoula ship yard.

The Ship Systems sector is in recovery mode. Critical supplies for recovery of operations and support to personnel have flowed into company facilities over the last 24 hours. All facilities are making progress in damage assessment, clean-up and restoration of capabilities. Of highest priority are the direct support of company personnel and the restoration of shipbuilding operations. The sector is experiencing progress in virtually all areas to bring its operations online.

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems includes primary operations in Pascagoula and Gulfport, Miss.; and in New Orleans and Tallulah, La., as well as in a network of fleet support offices in the U.S. and Japan. Ship Systems is one of the nation's leading full-service systems companies for the design, engineering, construction and life-cycle support of major surface ships for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and international navies.

[Stonewall Jackson]

I was kind of surprised that none of the news networks have said a word about the naval construction yards in Gulfport and Pascagoula. Quite a few major warships and amphibious assault ships, worth several billion dollars each, are under construction at these yards and appear to have suffered moderate damage from Katrina. One of these ships is the amphibious transport dock (LPD) New York, named in memory of 9-11 and partially constructed out of steel recovered from Ground Zero.

[Stonewall Jackson]

I thought you might be interested in this.

[dts32041]

John Oly and little suzi say rats.

[dagar]

Considering the crap job NG is doing on the LPD17 class, it's too bad they weren't wiped out. That's how bad it is. And yes we need ships. But they're building basketcases.

[Stonewall Jackson]

I hadn't heard anything about that. What are they doing that's so bad?

[dhuffman@awod.com]

These ships are not versatile enough. For H. Hugo CNS had a boat submerge pierside and snorkel through the storm. BRAC 03 did what Hugo and nature couldn't.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

These ships are not versatile enough. For H. Hugo CNS had a boat submerge pierside and snorkel through the storm. BRAC 03 did what Hugo and nature couldn't.