Aug. 15 (UPI) -- General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding of San Diego, Calif., has received a $147.7 million contract for the modernization availability of the USS Cowpens, a Ticonderoga-class cruiser.
The U.S. Navy contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, provides for a long-term availability which will include maintenance, modernization and repairs. The contract includes options which if executed would bring the total value of the contract to $154.8 million.