Avondale Shipyard [SEP] industry
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale Shipyard was an independent shipbuilding company, acquired by Litton Industries, in turn acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation. In 2011, along with the former Ingalls Shipbuilding, the yard was part of Huntington Ingalls Industries. It closed in October 2014. The yard was located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in an area called Bridge City, approximately upriver from New Orleans, Louisiana near Westwego, Louisiana. It was the site of the modernization of the battleship in the early 1980s and also constructed some of the
USS Edward McDonnell
USS "Edward McDonnell" (FF-1043) was a frigate in the US Navy and the third in its class. Named for medal of honor recipient Vice Admiral Edward Orrick McDonnell.
Service history.
Service history Construction and commissioning.
The keel for "Edward McDonnell" was laid at Avondale Shipyard in Westwego, Louisiana on 1 April 1963. She was launched at Avondale in January 1964, and was commissioned at Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina as DE-1043 on 15 February 1964. She completed her fitting