Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) This warship, which is the Navy's first focused-mission ship, will be used for anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, and mine warfare missions. The ship will be 378 feet long with a beam of 57 feet, and its top speed will range from 45 to 60 knots, depending on its load. The ship's innovative design allows it to turn 360 degrees in less than eight lengths at top speed and to accelerate to full speed in less than two minutes. Marinette Marine to build the lead ship.
	Great Lakes Icebreaker (GLIB) The new Great Lakes Icebreaker, which will be named Mackinaw, will be approximately 240 feet long, 60 feet wide, and will displace 3,500 long tons. In addition to breaking ice to keep shipping lanes open on the Great Lakes, the multi-mission vessel will service aids to navigation, as well as performing search and rescue, pollution control, security, and law enforcement duties from its homeport of Cheboygan, Michigan. The icebreaker will be built at Marinette Marine.Click here for more information and vessel data sheets...
	Staten Island Ferries The new Kennedy-class ferries will be 310 feet long, 70 feet wide, and are capable of transporting 4,400 passengers and 30 vehicles. The new ferries will replace three existing ferries built in 1965 and will provide year-round transportation service between Staten Island and Manhattan. The ferries will feature twin pilothouses plus state-of-the-art navigation and propulsion systems. The ferries will be built at Marinette Marine.Click here for more information and vessel data sheets...
	Bulk Cement Barge This new bulk cement barge is virtually identical to Integrity, an unmanned, self-unloading vessel that Manitowoc built in 1995. The ATL barge will be built and classed for ocean service, but will operate on the Great Lakes servicing 15 U.S. terminals. Vessel construction is scheduled to begin next month, with a projected delivery during the second quarter of 2006.
	Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) As part of the initial contract, to build 29 barges that can be assembled into floating platforms or causeway systems to transport heavy materials such as tanks, trucks, and cargo between ship and shore. Each barge will be approximately 80 ft. by 24 ft., will weigh between 75 and 124 tons, and will be capable of carrying approximately 150 tons of cargo. Six of the 29 barges will be powered by 360-degree rotating water-jet thrusters for propulsion and station-keeping.