Avondale Shipyard was a shipbuilding company on the west bank of the Mississippi River at Bridge City, about 20 miles upriver from New Orleans near Westwego, Louisiana. It was founded in 1938 as Avondale Marine Ways by James Grinstead Viavant, Harry Koch and Perry N. Ellis, first as a repair and barge-building yard for the river, and in the Second World War it built tugboats and then destroyers and destroyer escorts. Ogden Corporation bought it in 1959 and renamed it Avondale Shipyards; it was sold to its employees in 1985 and became the public company Avondale Industries in 1988. Litton Industries acquired it and was in turn acquired by Northrop Grumman, and in 2011 the yard passed with Ingalls Shipbuilding to Huntington Ingalls Industries. It closed in October 2014. Its ships included the Hamilton-class Coast Guard cutters, Knox-class frigates and, from 2000, six of the nine San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks.
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Source Claud Jones class destroyer escort 1956 (Naval Encyclopedia)
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Source Shipbuilding History: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans LA
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In 2011, along with the former Ingalls Shipbuilding, the yard was part of Huntington Ingalls Industries.
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The yard was located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in an area called Bridge City, about 20 miles (32 km) upriver from New Orleans near Westwego, Louisiana.
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Organized in 1938, Avondale first began building ocean-going ships in the 1950s.
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Avondale Shipyards was founded in 1938 as Avondale Marine Ways
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The yard was located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in an area called Bridge City, about 20 miles (32 km) upriver from New Orleans near Westwego, Louisiana.
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Avondale will build the vessel covered by the December 1996 contract
Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center (Wikipedia)
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It was built for $161 million at Avondale Shipyard in Louisiana
Type C8-class ship (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: C8-S-81b-class LASH carrier, Ships in typeQuote, Has Vehicles: C8-S-81b-class LASH carrier, Ships in type
Avondale Industries built eleven C8-S-81b at 29,820 DWT each in 1970 - 1971 for the Grace Line.
Osprey-class minehunter (Wikipedia)
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Twelve minehunter ships were built for the U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (formerly Litton Avondale Industries) of New Orleans and Intermarine of Savannah.
Claud Jones class destroyer escort 1956 (Naval Encyclopedia)
Has Vehicles: Claud Jones-class destroyer escort, Introduction, builderQuote, Has Vehicles: Claud Jones-class destroyer escort, Introduction, builder
with a construction awarded to a single yard to make them cheaper even, at Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana.
GlobalSecurity.org: Phutthayotfa Chulaok Frigate
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The vessel was built in 1970 at Avondale Shipyards in Louisiana
GlobalSecurity.org: LST-1171 De Soto County Class
GlobalSecurity.orgHas Vehicles: De Soto County-class tank landing ship, De Soto County, builderQuote, Has Vehicles: De Soto County-class tank landing ship, De Soto County, builder
the DeSoto County was launched 0n 28 February 1957 at Avondale in New Orleans
GlobalSecurity.org: LCAC Specifications
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Avondale Gulfport Marine
Maritime Reporter: Avondale Lays Keel For Largest U.S.-Built Diesel-Powered Containership
Maritime ReporterHas Vehicles: APL C-9-class container ship, BuilderQuote, Has Vehicles: APL C-9-class container ship, Builder
was laid recently at Avondale Shipyards, Inc. (ASI) near New Orleans.
Military Periscope: U.S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION C9-S-81d Type
Military PeriscopeHas Vehicles: C9-S-81d barge carrier, BuilderQuote, Has Vehicles: C9-S-81d barge carrier, Builder
Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, La.
Maritime Reporter: MSC Awards $200 Million In Contracts For Four More SL-7 Conversions
Maritime ReporterHas Vehicles: Algol-class vehicle cargo ship, Conversion yardsQuote, Has Vehicles: Algol-class vehicle cargo ship, Conversion yards
the USNS Altair and the USNS Pollux at Avondale Shipyards, Inc. of New Orleans;
Maritime Reporter: Waterman Steamship LASH/Containership
Maritime ReporterHas Vehicles: C9-S-81f barge carrier, BuilderQuote, Has Vehicles: C9-S-81f barge carrier, Builder
built for Waterman Steamship Corporation by Avondale Shipyards Inc.,
Shipbuilding History: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans LA
Has Vehicles: LCU 1466-class landing craft utility, Hull list, hull 656 (LCU 1504)Quote, Has Vehicles: LCU 1466-class landing craft utility, Hull list, hull 656 (LCU 1504)
LCU 1466 180d 115' x 34' 1954
USNS Eltanin (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Eltanin-class cargo ship, ConstructionQuote, Has Vehicles: Eltanin-class cargo ship, Construction
Eltanin (T-AK-270) was launched on 16 January 1957 by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc., Avondale, Louisiana.
Louise Lykes-class freighter (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Louise Lykes-class freighter, Development, contractQuote, Has Vehicles: Louise Lykes-class freighter, Development, contract
awarded a contract to Avondale Shipyard on 4 April 1963 at a cost of $12 million per freighter
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