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Eastern Shipbuilding Group is a shipbuilder based in Panama City, Florida that operates facilities in the Florida Panhandle in Panama City, Allanton, and Port St. Joe.. The company was founded in 1976 as Eastern Marine by Brian R. D’Isernia as a builder of fishing vessels, and began diversifying into constructing custom ships in the 1980s, beginning with the delivery of its first platform ...
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In a keel authentication ceremony, Eastern Shipbuilding officials said they will investigate why Austal USA was chosen for the $3 billion contract. Eastern Shipbuilding 'to explore every avenue ...
The Heritage-class cutter, also known as the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Maritime Security Cutter, Medium, is a cutter class of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), developed as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program and built by Eastern Shipbuilding [4] and Austal USA. [5]
Sun Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., in Chester, Pennsylvania Scrapped 1996 Built as “Break Bulk Cargo Ship” for the “US Maritime Commission” in 1953 as the Badger Mariner. Converted to passenger ship by American Export Line in 1958. SS Santa Rosa: June 1958 Grace Line: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Newport News, Virginia
Dakota was the second of these vessels, and was laid down at the Eastern Shipbuilding Company's yard at Groton, and launched on February 6, 1904 (yard number 2), with Miss Mary Bell Flemington of Ellendale being the sponsor.
There was a labor strike in 1988 in which employees demanded a minimum wage of $12 per hour. [15] A 25-day strike in 1992 resulted in workers returning to work without a contract. [16] In 1996, a further strike hit the company. Around 2,700 employees stayed home while 50 marched in front of the company with picket signs. [17]
Work on the shipyard was begun by Savannah Shipyards Inc. in 1940. However, dissatisfied with progress, in early 1942 the Maritime Commission revoked their contract and awarded it to the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, who took over the yard.