MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Department of Defense announced Fincantieri Marinette Marine was awarded a $526 million contract to build a fourth Constellation-class Frigate.
Marinette Marine received the contract for the first-in-class Constellation-class frigate in April 2020, and since the Navy has exercised three options for follow-on vessels.
Construction on the first frigate began in late August last year in Marinette and is scheduled to deliver that ship, the future USS Constellation, in 2026.
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