Shipyards · Kittery, ME
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
The yard's work is mainly overhaul, repair and modernization of attack submarines; it employed more than 6,500 federal workers as of November 2021. A $1.73 billion contract awarded in August 2021 adds two Virginia-class-capable bays to Dry Dock 1, due by June 2028.
- Owner
- U.S. Navy (NAVSEA)
- Type
- Repair
- Ownership
- Public (Navy)
- Segments
- Navy
- Workforce
- 6,500
- Dry docks
- 3 graving docks; Dry Dock 1 being expanded with two new bays (North and West) for Virginia-class submarines
Hulls built here
No hulls recorded.
Capital projects
Multi-Mission Dry Dock (Dry Dock 1 North and West extension)
On Aug. 13, 2021 the Navy awarded a $1,731,477,644 contract for a multi-mission extension of Dry Dock 1, adding North and West bays sized for Virginia-class submarines, with completion expected by June 2028. Industrial Info Resources reported the project under construction in July 2026 with completion expected in 2028.