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Avondale Shipyard was an independent shipbuilding company, acquired by Litton Industries, in turn acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation. Now, along with the former Ingalls Shipbuilding, the yard is part of Huntington Ingalls Industries. The yard is located on the right bank of the Mississippi River in an area called Bridge City, approximately upriver from New Orleans, Louisiana near Westwego, Louisiana. It was the site of the modernization of the in the early 1980s and also constructed some of the lighter aboard ships (LASH). At one time, it was the largest employer in the state of Louisiana with about 26,000 employees. In mid-2010, Northrop Grumman announced its intention to close the Avondale yard by 2013 and consolidate its Gulf coast shipbuilding operations at its Pascagoula, MS yard. Northrop Grumman did a Spin off of (NGSB) Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding to Huntington Ingalls Inc. effective as of March 31, 2011. The Avondale yard is now Huntington Ingalls Industries Avondale Operation, a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Inc.. In February 2013 Avondale Plant was reorganized and entered sector of oil and gas production equipment.〔("Huntington Ingalls to turn Avondale shipyard into a builder of oil and gas equipment." )〕 == Ships built == Ships built by Avondale include: * APL C-9 Class container vessels (1980-1983), originally President Monroe, President Washington, and President Lincoln. These are now operated by Matson Navigation Company as the M/V Manoa, Mahimahi, and Mokihana respectively. * MARAD Design C9-S-81d class (9 LASH-ships) * United States Coast Guard (USCG) icebreaker and research vessel (1999) * s (6 out of 9 ships, 2000–present) including built with steel from the World Trade Center towers destroyed in the 9/11 attacks and built with materials from United Flight 93, also destroyed on 9/11. * s (4 out of 4 ships, 1991–97) * s (5 last of 8 ships, 1986–90) * SS Velma Lykes, now the TS Kennedy, training ship for Massachusetts Maritime Academy * fleet replenishment oilers (14 out of 16 ships, 1984–96) * Bob Hope class vehicle cargo ship( 7 ships build between 1993-2001) * USCG high endurance cutters (12 out of 12 ships, 1967–72) * s (27 out of 46 ships, 1967–74) * - USCG river tender * Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center a New York City prison ship (1992) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avondale Shipyard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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