BAE Systems Ship Repair – Jacksonville

A river depth of 41 feet (12.5 meters), with no overhead obstructions, provides customers with easy deepwater access from the Caribbean and Atlantic.

The Atlantic coast shipyard has a successful history of vessel repair, maintenance, overhaul, conversion and marine fabrication for domestic, international, commercial and government customers. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, no job is too big or too small – from tugs and megayachts to tankers and warships.

Whatever the requirement, the Jacksonville ship repair team continues to earn an unsurpassed reputation for high-quality craftsmanship – due in large measure to its commitment to maintain a highly skilled and trained workforce.

Capabilities:

Floating Dry Dock - 13,500 ton lift
Marine Railway – 4,000 ton lift
Marine Railway – 1,000 ton lift
Pier Space – 1,630 ft (497 meters)
Crane Capacity – up to 150 tons
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BAE Systems to install a Pearlson shiplift at its Jacksonville s...

BAE Systems’ shiplift complex in Jacksonville, Florida, will expand the industrial base capacities that are essential for national defense, as well as for the U.S. and international maritime industry.

BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair’s planned shiplift complex will expand industrial base capacity, which is not possible with existing dry-docking facilities today. Such expansion will help retain the essential capability for national defense, as well as for the U.S. and international maritime industry.

The Facility

BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair (JSR) is a fully-facilitized shipyard located two miles up the St. Johns River from the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean. As well as being a major commercial port (with heavy importation of goods by sea), Jacksonville, Florida is a major U.S. Navy Fleet Concentration Area. More than a dozen U.S. Navy ships rely upon sustainment from the private industrial base, which prominently includes JSR. JSR is expanding its shipyard through the design, construction, and commissioning of a new shiplift complex. A shiplift allows for hauling ships out of the water. The ships then will be transported via Self Propelled Modular Transport to a new land level facility. The new JSR shiplift complex will increase dry docking capacity from two large-hulled ships today to as many as six vessels simultaneously. At project completion, JSR will have the most capable facility in the southeast United States, with the ability to service and maintain:

Cruise ships
Offshore support/supply/crew boats
Private super yachts
Research & government vessels
Tugs and barges
U.S. Coast Guard vessels
U.S. Navy vessels

The Benefits

Capacity:

Increases dry docking maintenance space by nearly 300%
Accommodation for vessels up to 600 feet long, 100 feet beam, displacing up to 10,000 tons
Provides flexibility to accomplish emergent repairs not possible with current JSR configuration
Simultaneously dry-dock a wide range of U.S. Navy ships, commercial vessels and private super yachts

The Efficiency

BAE Systems’ shiplift complex is envisioned to deliver lower docking costs, greater schedule flexibility, increased maintenance efficiency, and nearly continuous dry docking availability. In addition, there are other benefits of the complex:

75% fewer maintenance and dredging days (and associated costs) per year.
Lower environmental impact by containing construction waste and reducing water contamination.
Production personnel can work on multiple vessels concurrently.
Fewer out-of-service days for dry docking capability.

The Schedule

JSR intends to commence on-site construction activities in early 2023, with an anticipated in-service date in early 2025.

Design documents have been vetted and reviewed by the Navy’s cognizant authority, Naval Sea Systems Command (04X), through a preliminary Facilities Certification Report (FCR).
Ship-lift and Land Level Facility system design has received Lloyd’s Register certification, with an approved Design Appraisal Document (DAD) on file (June 2020).

Jacksonville Shiplift

Our future shiplift/land-level ship repair complex will expand industrial base refit and maintenance capacity in Jacksonville, Florida. The facility is scheduled to be operational in 2025.

Vessel repair of all kinds

Located two miles from the Atlantic Ocean, our future shipyard will service vessels in the 14th largest U.S. container port and major U.S. Navy homeport in north Florida, nearby the Caribbean.

Shiplift Handshake

BAE Systems’ Paul Smith shakes hands with Pearlson Shiplift’s Douglas Pearlson at the 2022 International WorkBoat Show. A Pearlson shiplift will enable more ship-hauling capacity in Jacksonville.

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