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In 1979, she as given the name Competent. [2] On 16 February 1981, USS Barbel (SS-580) moved into Competent at Pearl Harbor for a two-week drydock period. [7] On 16 January 1984, USS Aspro (SSN-648) entered the floating drydock Competent for a restricted availability. [8] USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) was dry docked from 9 May until 1 July 1986. [9]
Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company was established in 1942 to build ships needed for World War II.Yard construction began on 1 March 1942. [1] As part of the Emergency Shipbuilding Program, the US Navy provided some of the capital to start Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding at Port Gardner Bay in Everett, Washington.
Aircraft carriers stored at the NISMF in Bremerton, 2012.From left to right: Independence, Kitty Hawk, Constellation and Ranger. A Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) is a facility owned by the United States Navy as a holding facility for decommissioned naval vessels, pending determination of their final fate.
A dockmaster is a person in charge of a dock used for freight, logistics, and repair or maintenance of ships (a shipyard or drydock). This title is distinct from harbormaster, which is sometimes a higher rank than dockmaster. A dockmaster is assisted by a deputy dockmaster and an assistant dockmaster.
It was the first time Wyand, a Navy veteran who lived and worked at the shipyard in the late 1980s, learned he may have been exposed to radium-226 and strontium-90 — radionuclides that build up ...
Marine surveying continues to be a largely unregulated industry allowing individuals from various backgrounds to practice as surveyors. Generally, involves a working knowledge of the ship's electrical and mechanical systems, and a fundamental understanding of boat design and construction.
A competent person is designated by a company to ensure that the company's health and safety responsibilities are being met. [1] [2] This may be a legal obligation required of the company, to ensure that the business understands, and can act on, the health and safety risks that might occur during their particular type of work. [2]
The Lockheed Shipyard Operable Unit consisted of an 18-acre (73,000 m 2) shipyard facility located on the west side of Harbor Island at 2929 16th Avenue Southwest (Yard 1) and a 45-acre (180,000 m 2) shipyard on the North end of Terminal 5 at 2801 SW Florida St (Yard 2). The Lockheed Shipyard was a shipbuilding facility from the 1930s until 1988.