Project Update

National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV): TS State of Maine Update

The outfitting and testing of the NSMV, TS State of Maine, the third of five contracted by MARAD, is well underway at Hanwha Philly Shipyard. Captain Gordon MacArthur ’00, C/E Aaron Coy ’99 and other members of the ship’s crew are on-site at the shipyard participating in system testing, training, and vessel familiarity efforts. Key activities and milestones as of printing are as follows:

• On March 27, both engines in engine room 1 were run for the first time.
• Stateroom installation and outfitting continues on the 01 through 04 decks
• The Bridge navigation equipment installation is largely complete, and many systems have had initial commissioning tests performed.
• Tanks and voids are being inspected for final completion and closure.
• On April 28, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy visited the vessel and gave an address, calling for more shipbuilding to take place in the United States.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and U.S. Senator Dave McCormick tour the bridge of the NSMV, TS State of Maine.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HANWHA PHILLY SHIPYARD

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy emphasizes the strategic importance of increasing domestic shipbuilding capacity in a visit to the NSMV, TS State of Maine, at Hanwha Philly Shipyard

The estimated delivery of the State of Maine remains September 2025.

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