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The Navy has awarded San Diego’s General Dynamics-NASSCO $856 million to build a large John Lewis-class fleet fuel ship.
General Dynamics-NASSCO received an $856 million contract to build a John Lewis-class fleet oiler.
KEY POINTS
- NASSCO is contracted to construct a total of 17 large fleet oilers for the Navy.
- Each John Lewis-class oiler can carry 157,000 barrels of oil, including biofuels.
- Current ships under construction are named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Harriet Tubman.
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