Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Vigor Marine has received a $19.7 million contract for the overhaul and dry docking of USNS Amelia Earhart.
Work on the contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, will include refurbishment for the ship, forward aqueous fire fighting foam piping replacement, docking and undocking equipment, propeller shaft and stern tube inspection, hull cleaning and painting, and flight deck renewal.