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National Steel and Shipbuilding Company

National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1905 (1905)
Headquarters
San Diego, California
,
US
Number of locations
San Diego, California; Norfolk, Virginia; Mayport, Florida; Bremerton, Washington
Key people
David Carver[1] (President)
ParentGeneral Dynamics
SubsidiariesTIMSA
Websitewww.nassco.com
The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) in dry dock at NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. The 840-foot ship is the largest that can be accommodated in NASSCO's drydock.

National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, commonly referred to as NASSCO, is an American shipbuilding company with four[2] shipyards located in San Diego, Norfolk, Bremerton, and Mayport. It is a division of General Dynamics. NASSCO owns a subsidiary manufacturing facility with TIMSA in Mexicali, Mexico. The San Diego shipyard specializes in constructing commercial cargo ships and auxiliary vessels for the US Navy and Military Sealift Command; it is the only new-construction shipyard on the West Coast of the United States.[3] NASSCO performs ship repairs and conversions for the United States Navy in all four shipyard locations: San Diego, Norfolk, Bremerton, and Mayport.

  1. ^ "General Dynamics Taps New Leader for Electric Boat". USNI News (Press release). 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Who we are" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  3. ^ Ronald D. White (July 3, 2011). "Full steam ahead for Nassco shipyard in San Diego". Los Angeles Times.

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