HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has officially begun its first maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) project for the U.S. Navy. On September 30, the USNS Alan Shepard, a 41,000-ton Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo replenishment ship, arrived at Yeompo Pier near HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Dong-gu, Ulsan, South Korea.
This ship, which entered service in 2007 and is currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, is the first vessel Hyundai will service under its newly developed MRO capability for U.S. military ships.
The vessel measures 210 meters in length, 32 meters in width, and 9.4 meters in height. The maintenance work will include cleaning of the propeller, inspection and maintenance of various tanks, equipment checks, and safety inspections.
Hyundai Heavy Industries plans to complete the project by the end of the year and return the vessel to the Military Sealift Command. The company announced in August that it had secured
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