Northrop Grumman Ship Systems is a diversified company engaged in the design and construction of new ships, repair and conversion of all types of floating equipment, industrial fabrication, and the warehousing of steel. The combined resources permit the fast completion of work and minimum time out of service for repair and conversion projects.

The Main Yard of Avondale Operations Shipyards Division is located at mile 106.5-108 on the Mississippi River, just above the Huey P. Long Bridge, about twelve miles upstream of New Orleans. The Algiers Yard is located at mile 94 on the Westbank of the Mississippi River, directly across from New Orleans.

Avondale Operations new-construction conceptual and detail engineering staffs are available for the formulation of customer repair and conversion programs, and will be pleased to formulate conversion designs to customer requirements upon request.

Located at Avondale Operations Main Yard are an 81,000-ton drydock and a 20,000-ton Panamax drydock.

Avondale Operations employment exceeds 6,000 employees.

Repair Department

Avondale Operations offers a full service Repair Department. In addition to voyage repairs and re-coating, the Repair Department can offer re-powering, conversion to self-unloading service, drill ship and tender conversion, modernization of quarters, upgrading of electronics, compliance with pollution control, addition of thruster units, installations of cranes for heavy lift ships, segregated ballast retrofits, addition of inert gas systems, and other repair services.

All shafting work, rubber repairs, and repair to structural damage that occur can be performed quickly.