Marinette Marine
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Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) is a shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin
. MMC was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group
, also in Wisconsin
, but was sold to Fincantieri
Marine Group in 2009.
in Marinette Wisconsin in 1942 as part of the growth in the American shipbuilding industry during World War II. In 2000 Marinette Marine, which at the time was 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
.
The sale was completed on Jan 1, 2009 to Fincantieri
. The net purchase price in the all-cash deal was approximately $120 million.
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 23 September 2006. In 2010, Marinette Marine bid for work on the Ship-to-Shore Connector
, which would replace the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC).
of indoor ship construction space of indoor warehousing and receiving space
Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,749 at the 2000 census.Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee...
. MMC was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group
The Manitowoc Company
Manitowoc Company Inc is a global company specializing in products for the food service and construction industries. Manitowoc recently completed the divestiture of their marine division in January 2009.-History:...
, also in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, but was sold to Fincantieri
Fincantieri
Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe...
Marine Group in 2009.
History
Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) was founded on the Menominee RiverMenominee River
The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately 118 mi , draining a rural forested area of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan...
in Marinette Wisconsin in 1942 as part of the growth in the American shipbuilding industry during World War II. In 2000 Marinette Marine, which at the time was a privately held company, was purchased by The Manitowoc Company
The Manitowoc Company
Manitowoc Company Inc is a global company specializing in products for the food service and construction industries. Manitowoc recently completed the divestiture of their marine division in January 2009.-History:...
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
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
.
The sale was completed on Jan 1, 2009 to Fincantieri
Fincantieri
Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe...
. The net purchase price in the all-cash deal was approximately $120 million.
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
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
, primarily for auxiliary vessels. Most recently, Marinette Marine became part of a team with Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
to produce one of two Littoral Combat Ship
Littoral combat ship
A Littoral Combat Ship is a type of relatively small surface vessel intended for operations in the littoral zone . It is "envisioned to be a networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant capable of defeating anti-access and asymmetric threats in the littorals." Two ship classes are the first...
designs for the Navy, resulting in the launch of the USS Freedom
USS Freedom (LCS-1)
USS Freedom is the lead ship of the Freedom class of littoral combat ships . She is the third vessel of the United States Navy to be so named for the concept of freedom. She is the design competitor produced by the Lockheed Martin consortium, in competition with the General Dynamics-designed USS...
on 23 September 2006. In 2010, Marinette Marine bid for work on the Ship-to-Shore Connector
Ship-to-Shore Connector
The Ship-to-Shore Connector is a system proposed by the US Navy as a replacement for the Landing Craft Air Cushion It will offer increased capacity, to cope with the growing weight of equipment used by the army and marines.-History:...
, which would replace the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC).
Facilities
All Marinette Marine facilities are located on the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin. Some of the specific facilities they comprise are as follows:of indoor ship construction space 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 built
Ships built by Marinette Marine include:- NOAAS Reuben LaskerNOAAS Reuben LaskerNOAAS Reuben Lasker will be a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fishery research vessel when completed. The ship's namesake, Reuben Lasker, was a fisheries biologist who served with the Southwest Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, and taught at the Scripps...
(keel laid in 2011), - USCGC MackinawUSCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30)USCGC Mackinaw is a vessel built as a heavy icebreaker for operations on the North American Great Lakes for the United States Coast Guard. IMO number: 9271054...
, - Staten Island FerriesStaten Island FerryThe Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island.-Overview:...
, New York City Department of Transportation- Guy V. Molinari, delivered 2004
- Senator John J. Marchi, delivered 2005
- Spirit of America, delivered 2005
Tug boats built
- Ocean Reliance and Coastal Reliance, tugs for Crowley MaritimeCrowley MaritimeCrowley Maritime Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Florida, and founded in 1892, is primarily a family and employee-owned company that provides transportation and logistics services in U.S...
petroleum barges on the west coast.