Fincantieri Marinette Marine

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead takes a tour of Marinette Marine Shipyard, 2008

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) is an American shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin. Marinette Marine was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group of Wisconsin from 2000 to 2009, when it was sold to Fincantieri Marine Group.[1]

History

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USS Detroit christened, 2014

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

In April 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 held a re-election 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]

As of 2023, Fincantieri Marinette Marine is planning to overhaul and expand its yard facilities as part of winning a contract to construct the Constellation-class frigates. The changes will accommodate the larger size of the frigates versus the littoral combat ships, and will alter the way the yard launches ships.[10]

Facilities

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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
  • 100000 ton yard crane
  • 40 ton yard cranes

Ships and boats built

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Ships built by Marinette Marine include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fincantieri Completes Acquisition Of Manitowoc Marine Group". Fincantieri.com. January 2, 2009. Archived from the original (Press Release) on October 10, 2009.
  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.[permanent dead link]
  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. ^ Becker, Amanda (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". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via National Archives.
  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". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via National Archives.
  10. ^ Fabey, Michael (March 15, 2023). "Shipshape: Fincantieri Marinette Marine yard overhaul sets stage for frigate construction". Janes. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Fincantieri Wins $795M Contract for Navy Frigate Program". USNI News. April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "SECNAV Braithwaite Names First FFG(X) USS Constellation". USNI News. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Naval Vessel Register - CONGRESS (FFG 63)". www.nvr.navy.mil. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship". www.nvr.navy.mil. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Bahtić, Fatima (May 19, 2023). "Fincantieri to construct 4th Constellation-class frigate for US Navy". Naval Today. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "SECNAV Names Future Constellation-Class Guided-Missile Frigate Lafayette" (Press release). United States Navy. June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ Burke, Rhonda (November 8, 2008). "USS Freedom Commissioned in Milwaukee". Navy.mil. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  19. ^ Mizokami, Kyle (February 12, 2020). "The Navy Wants to Retire a Ship That's Only Six Years Old". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  20. ^ "USS Sioux City (LCS 11) Decommissions" (Press release). United States Navy. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  21. ^ Phelps, Nathan. "Marinette-built USS Wichita enters Navy Service Saturday". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "Marinette Marine building four multimission ships for FMS program". WorkBoat. December 30, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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