Nassco Wins $242.8-Million Job

The Navy on Thursday awarded a $242.8-million contract to National Steel & Shipbuilding Co. for a new combat supplies ship.

The contract, awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command to the San Diego-based firm, calls for work on the vessel to be completed by June, 1992, and is expected to increase Nassco’s employment from 2,000 now to about 2,500.

The ship, part of the so-called AOE-6 class, will be 753 feet long, 107 feet wide and displace about 48,500 tons when fully loaded. The ship is designed to carry fuel, ammunition and stores for carrier-battle groups and has the speed and armament to remain in convoy with the combat ships.