# Gulf Island Fabrication signs contract with U.S. Navy for T-ATS vessel

Gulf Island Fabrication, through its subsidiary Gulf Island Shipyards, signed a contract with the U.S. Navy to build one Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) vessel, with an option for seven more.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-03-19
- Where: off the coast of Maryland, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 9,800 tons of fabricated steel and assembled components
- Products: Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) vessel
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Gulf Island Fabrication](https://endata.com/companies/24650.md)
- [Lotte Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2025.md) (partner)
- [CB&I](https://endata.com/companies/2527.md) (customer)
- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)
- [U.S. Wind](https://endata.com/companies/30831.md) (customer)
- [Western Refining](https://endata.com/companies/31638.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/437660379/gulf-island-fabrication-inc-announces-project-awards), 2018-03-19: "We are extremely excited to have these awards with the U.S. Navy along with U.S. Wind and look forward to working with them to successfully deliver these projects."
- [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/444935864/gulf-island-delivers-petrochemical-modules-for-ethylene-plant-in-lake-charles-louisiana), 2018-05-01: "Gulf Island was awarded the project by CB&I’s Oil & Gas EPC group to assemble their highly selective SRT® cracking heater modules and a secondary transfer-line exchanger module."

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