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Vigor-built landing craft model joins Army fleet
| 题名： | Vigor-built landing craft model joins Army fleet |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Ken Hocke |
| 摘要： | Vigor was awarded a 10-year contract from the Army in 2017 to design and build up to 36 new-generation landing craft. The shipyard partnered with BMT to design the Army's new 117'×28'2" aluminum, tri-bow monohull maneuver support vessel light, or MSV(L). A prototype was launched Oct. 10 at Vigor's marine fabrication facility, Vancouver, Wash. Currently, the Army's objective is to build 13 vessels to replace the landing craft mechanized-8 (LCM-8), a Vietnam-era watercraft that is unable to transport some of today's equipment due to the weight of modern combat vehicles. "Not only does this prototype represent the first of its kind for the Army as a digital vessel, but also, the overall team has surmounted several hurdles having to do with Covid-19-related workforce and supply-chain issues," said Col. Beth Behn, the Army's chief of transportation. "I couldn't be more proud of this partnership to become one step closer to providing Army mariners the world over a truly modernized capability." |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | Work Boat |
| 卷： | 79 |
| 期： | 12 |
| 页码： | 26-28,30,32 |
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