Marinette Marine

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Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) is a shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin. MMC is a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group, also in Wisconsin.

1 History
2 Facilities
3 Ships built
4 References

[edit] History

Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) was founded on the Menominee River in Marinette in 1942 as part of the growth in the American shipbuilding industry during World War II. Since its founding, Marinette has produced more than 1,300 vessels. While primarily a producer of commercial vessels, it has also taken a number of contracts for the United States Navy, primarily for auxiliary vessels. Most recently however, Marinette Marine became part of a team with Lockheed Martin to produce one of two Littoral Combat Ship designs for the Navy, resulting in the launch of the USS Freedom on 23 September 2006.

[edit] Facilities

All Marinette Marine facilities are located on the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin. Some of the specific facilities they comprise are as follows:

300,000 square feet (30,000 m²) of indoor ship construction space
53,000 square feet (4,900 m²) of indoor warehousing and receiving space
Ship launching facility for up to 4,500 long tons
Ship transport system for up to 1,600 tons
Ship module movers for up to 160 tons
275 ton yard crane
100 ton yard crane
40 ton yard cranes

[edit] Ships built

Ships built by Marinette Marine include:

USS Freedom, launched in 2006
USCGC Mackinaw, launched in 2005
Staten Island Ferries, New York City Department of Transportation
- Guy V. Molinari, delivered 2004
- Senator John J. Marchi, delivered 2005
- Spirit of America, delivered 2005