Marinette Marine

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) is a shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin. FMM was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group of Wisconsin; FMM was sold to Fincantieri Marine Group in 2009.[1]

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead takes a tour of Marinette Marine Shipyard

History
USS Detroit christened

Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) was founded on the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin, in 1942 as part of the growth in the American shipbuilding industry during World War II.[2]

In 2000 Marinette Marine, a privately held company, was purchased by The Manitowoc Company for approximately $48 million. On August 4, 2008, the Manitowoc Company announced that it had signed an agreement to sell their Manitowoc Marine Group division, which includes Marinette Marine, to Fincantieri Marine Group Holdings, Inc. and minority investor Lockheed Martin.[3] The sale was completed on January 1, 2009 to Fincantieri. The net purchase price in the all-cash deal was approximately $120 million.[4]

Since its founding, Marinette Marine 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, 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 September 23, 2006. In 2010, Marinette Marine bid for work on the Ship-to-Shore Connector, which would replace the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC).[5]

On April 30, 2020, it was announced that Fincantieri Marinette Marine had won the contract to produce the United States Navy new Constellation-class multimission guided-missile frigate.

In 2019, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia spoke at Marinette Marine Shipyard praising the Trump administration's support for American manufacturing industries and vocational education.[6][7] One year later, during the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump himself held a reelection rally at the shipyard with Wisconsin State Assembly representatives John Nygren and Mary Felzkowski touting his administration's manufacturing policy, military expansion, and the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement.[8][9]

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

Ships and boats built

Ships built by Marinette Marine include:

See also
  • Category:Ships built by Marinette Marine

References
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  2. "Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette WI". Ship Building History. shipbuildinghistory.com. April 19, 2015. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  3. The Manitowoc Company (2008). "Press Releases". Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  4. "Manitowoc Company (MTW) Completes Sale of its Marine Segment to Fincantieri Marine Group". StreetInsider.com.
  5. "Marinette Marine to build ship-to-shore connector". September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  6. News, Amanda Becker, FOX 11 (November 20, 2019). "Pence emphasizes demand for skilled trades at Marinette Marine". WLUK. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  7. "Remarks by Vice President Pence at Fincantieri Marinette Marine". The White House. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  8. Bollier, Haley BeMiller and Jeff. "President Trump praises workers in visit to Fincantieri Marinette Marine, touts $5.5 billion Navy contract". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  9. "Remarks by President Trump at Fincantieri Marinette Marine | Marinette, WI". The White House. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  10. "Fincantieri Wins $795M Contract for Navy Frigate Program". USNI News. April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  11. "SECNAV Braithwaite Names First FFG(X) USS Constellation". USNI News. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  12. "Naval Vessel Register - CONGRESS (FFG 63)". www.nvr.navy.mil. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  13. "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship". www.nvr.navy.mil. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  14. "Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced" (Press release). United States Navy. December 29, 2010. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  15. Burke, Rhonda (November 8, 2008). "USS Freedom Commissioned in Milwaukee". Navy.mil. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  16. Mizokami, Kyle (February 12, 2020). "The Navy Wants to Retire a Ship That's Only Six Years Old". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  17. Phelps, Nathan. "Marinette-built USS Wichita enters Navy Service Saturday". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  18. Neibauer, Michael; Schuyler, David (February 7, 2019). "Lockheed team delivers eighth Wisconsin-built littoral combat ship; USS Marinette on the way". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  19. "Secretary of the Navy Names Two Littoral Combat Ships". United States Navy. February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  20. "Marinette Marine building four multimission ships for FMS program". WorkBoat. December 30, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

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