Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wis., has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for the construction of 14 fifty-foot workboats. The vessels are steel hull construction with an overall length of 50 feet, a beam of 14 feet 4 inches, and a full-load draft of 4 feet 6 inches. Delivery of the vessels will be two per month, starting in early 1982, with seven delivered to the East Coast and seven delivered to the West Coast.
The award of this contract to Marinette Marine Corporation marks another program for the U.S. Navy being built by Marinette, and continues a 25-year tradition of building defense-related equipment.