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Metal Shark gets share of $290 million Navy contract Metal Shark has been awarded a $290 million contract to build up to 73 patrol boats for the Navy. The contract, which was awarded in 2017, includes an initial $6.5 million for Metal Shark and places an immediate order for two ships delivered in 2025. Metal Shark has already built 42 40-foot patrol boats and is building 14 more under this contract. The 40 PB is a combatant craft that can reach speeds of more than 35 knots. The company is partnering with ReconCraft, an Oregon shipbuilder.
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Metal Shark has been awarded a share of a $290 million contract to build as many as 73 patrol boats for the Navy.
The Jeanerette-based shipbuilder has already built 42 40-foot patrol boats for the Navy and is building 14 more under the contract that was awarded in 2017. The new deal has an initial award of $6.5 million for Metal Shark and places an immediate order for two ships to be delivered in December 2025.
The 40 PB is a combatant craft that can reach speeds of more than 35 knots. Metal Shark designed the vessels, and is splitting construction duties with ReconCraft, an Oregon shipbuilder.
“Winning 40 PB in 2017 was a crowning achievement for Metal Shark, and we are equally honored to have received this Flight 2 award as evidence of the Navy’s continued trust in us today,” said Chris Allard, Metal Shark CEO, in a statement.