General Dynamics NASSCO Fact Sheet
General Dynamics NASSCO designs, builds and maintains ships for the U.S. government and
commercial customers. It is part of General Dynamics Marine Systems group. For more than 50 years, it
has been a vital part of the San Diego waterfront and economy. For more information, please visit
www.nassco.com.
Facts at a Glance
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Largest heavy industrial manufacturing employer in San Diego. The company employs 3,600
individuals at two main locations in San Diego. NASSCO employs about 2,300 hourly
production employees and 1,300 salary, including 380 engineers.
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The shipyard encompasses 86 acres located on San Diego Bay.
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Work at NASSCO is a 24-hour operation, done in three shifts. Its book of business includes
Navy and commercial new construction and repair.
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In 2010, NASSCO contributed more than $1.3 billion in economic benefit to the U.S. economy in
the form of wages and supplier spending.
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NASSCO is located in the historic San Diego neighborhood of Barrio Logan, where it spends
more than $125 million on goods and services with local businesses. The company’s annual
payroll for 2010 was $249 million.
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NASSCO delivers high quality naval and commercial vessels on schedule and on budget. Since
2006, NASSCO has delivered 11 mission-ready T-AKE dry cargo ammunition ships to the U.S.
Navy.
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The only full-service shipyard on the west coast, NASSCO has delivered the most new designs of
any shipyard in the United States in the last decade. In 2010, NASSCO delivered four ships to
the U.S. fleet – two T-AKE dry cargo ammunition ships and two commercial product carriers.
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General Dynamics NASSCO is one of the few local facilities capable of providing maintenance
to the more than 50 U.S. Navy ships home ported in San Diego. NASSCO’s skilled team of ship
repair personnel enables San Diego’s ability to support the needs of the U.S. military.
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In the past decade, NASSCO has designed, constructed, and delivered 11 commercial ships to
three Jones Act customers, more than any U.S. shipyard. That brings to nearly 60, the number of
commercial ships the company has constructed. These commercial vessels have encompassed
containerships, product carriers, RO/ROs and more.
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Invested more than $300 million in facility improvements over the last decade. This included
upgrades to the shipyard’s steel production, heavy lift and outfitting capabilities, plus a $45
million investment in a environmentally-friendly blast and paint facility.
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During the course of the decade-long T-AKE Program, General Dynamics NASSCO has
implemented more than 20,000 ideas to drive down costs and improve quality as part of its
continuing commitment to the efficient production of world-class ships for the U.S. Navy.
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NASSCO’s $300,000 investment in its recycling program has diverted 234 tons of recyclable
material from the landfill since it began operation.
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All storm water runoff at the shipyard facility is captured, eliminating its discharge to San Diego
Bay. To date, more than 100 million gallons of storm water discharge has been diverted to the
city sewer system for treatment and disposal.
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The shipyard includes 13,520 lineal feet of “tracks” that the cranes travel on, or 2.6 miles.
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