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Accomodation Module for Noble Energy Tamar Oil and Gas Facility:

PC-1 Product Tankers:

Mega-Yacht:

US Joiner's commercial capability extends to large private luxury vessels as well. US Joiner served on the team at the Derecktor shipyard currently building the largest yacht crafted in the United States since the 1930's. US Joiner will furnish a complete turnkey package for all crew staterooms, crew and officers mess rooms, lazarette, and all other store rooms. This luxury mega-yacht, named Cakewalk, is 281 feet long and 2.950 tons. The extraordinary design of this vessel incorporates a variety of exotic woods and custom furnishings. US Joiner's participation in the construction of this enormous yacht is testament to the breadth of capabilities you will find at US Joiner as well as our commitment to serve our customer; our people will go where the customers need them, when they need them and perform the tasks needed to complete the project on time and on budget. Call us when your interior marine accommodation project calls for attention to detail, punctual delivery and innovative thinking.

Boston Tow Tug

Also at Derecktor Shipyards, US Joiner provided complete joiner turnkey services for the 39 meter Tug “Independence” designed by Robert Allan LTD. Our scope consisted of bulkheads, doors, ceilings, galley equipment, storage and custom made wood furniture. The successful relationship developed with Derecktor Shipyards during the construction of the mega-yacht Cakewalk, along with US Joiner’s reputation for always being within budget and on time, was instrumental in Derecktor Shipyard’s decision to award US Joiner this accelerated program.

K-SEA Tug:

US Joiner also provided turnkey services for this 39m Tug vessel constructed at Fincantieri Marine Group in Marinette, WI. Our client benefitted from US Joiner's exceptional program management and engineering capabilities provided our client with a unique joiner package for this vessel. US Joiner was the sole provider of all the interior furnishings including bulkheads, doors, decorative wood ceilings, custom wood furniture, galley equipment and deck coverings.

BP Double Hull Oil Tanker:

US Joiner provided the accommodations outfitting for the BP Tanker Program built at General Dynamics NASSCO Shipyard in San Diego, CA. Four  state-of-the-art, double-hull vessels were built for BP at NASSCO between 2001 and 2005. The tankers carry crude oil from Valdez Alaska to BP’s U.S. West Coast refineries. US Joiner outfitted the quarters for 37 persons—including a crew of 24. The US Joiner scope of supply also included galleys and all public spaces.  

LPD- San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock:

US Joiner is providing turn-key services including Program Management, Engineering services and Materials Procurement to support the LPD-17 class at the Huntington-Ingalls Shipyards located in New Orleans, LA (Avondale) and Pascagoula, MS (Ingalls).

Utilizing new technology, innovative processes and in-house testing at Shenandoah Laboratories US Joiner developed a habitability package that exceeded the requirements of the shipbuilder and the United States Navy. The habitability package included medical spaces and a state of the art galley.  US Joiner reduced the weight on both the structural fire protection and the decking systems. The US Joiner sister company—Turnbull—introduced the first three high sit up berth in the fleet.

US Joiner teamed with Huntington Ingalls Industry and the United States Navy to develop a 3D model design. US Joiner coordinated with the customer to provide the end user with the product they desired at the lowest life cycle cost.

The LPD’s transport, seabase, and land approximately 750 Marines, their equipment and supplies. The vessels carry and deploy air cushion or conventional landing craft or amphibious vehicles. The Marines also utilize helicopters or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in amphibious assault, special operations, or expeditionary warfare missions. The ships are 105 feet wide and weigh 25,000 tons; they can travel in excess of 22 knots.

Three ships in this class have particular significance in this nation’s response to the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil on September 11, 2001. The bow stem of the New York (LPD 21) was cast in September 2004, using tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center; that ship was commissioned in November 2009.  The Arlington (LPD 24) honors the city and county in Virginia, and especially the victims, where terrorists crashed American Airlines flight 77 into the Pentagon. Similarly, the Somerset (LPD 25) honors the courageous passengers of United Flight 93 who prevented the terrorists from reaching their destination by forcing the plane into the ground of this county in Pennsylvania. US Joiner is honored to have been selected to provide the turn-key package on this program including the surface combatants named in commemoration of the events honoring the victims and heroes of 9/11- the USS New York, the USS Arlington, and the USS Somerset.

The program of record is nine ships but the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have identified a requirement for 11 ships to support the USMC expeditionary strike group missions. Five ships have been commissioned and four more ships are in various stages of construction in the Huntington-Ingalls Gulf Coast shipyards.  The 12 ships of the LPD 17 class are a key element of the Navy's seabase transformation. US Joiner is under contract thru LPD 26.

(LPD information provided by the US Navy)

Number	Name	Commissioned	Status
LPD 17	San Antonio	January 2006	Active
LPD 18	New Orleans	March 2007	Active
LPD 19	Mesa Verde	December 2007	Active
LPD 20	Green Bay	January 2009	Active
LPD 21	New York	November 2009	Active
LPD 22	San Diego		Under Construction
LPD 23	Anchorage		Under Construction
LPD 24	Arlington		Under Construction
LPD 25	Somerset		Under Construction

 

T-AKE - Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships:

US Joiner is providing complete, turn-key accommodations outfitting for the T-AKE Program currently under construction at General Dynamics NASSCO Shipyard in San Diego, CA. On this program, US Joiner worked closely with NASSCO and the US Navy to develop an innovative design for the cargo reefer spaces that significantly reduced weight and long term operating costs for this vessel. The program of record is 14 ships; 12 ships have been delivered to the Navy and 2 ships remain under construction.

The T-AKE is a dry cargo/ammunition ship that will be operated by the Military Sealift Command. An underway replenishment ship, the T-AKE will support the Navy’s Sea Power 21 vision of seabasing.These ships provide logistic lift from sources of supply either in port or at sea and transfer expendable supplies and material, cargo, ammunition, food, fuel,and repair partsl to station ships and other naval forces at sea. The T-AKE features convertible cargo holds and cargo transfer systems capable of handling food and stores or ammunition. The T-AKE will replace two classes of aging cargo ships that are nearing the end of their service lives: T-AE ammunition ships and T-AFTS combat stores ships.

The T-AKEs are 210 meters (689 feet) in length and 32.2 meters (105.6 feet) in beam, with a design draft of 9.12 meters (29.9 feet). The ships will carry almost 7,000 metric tons of dry cargo and ammunition and 23,500 barrels of marine diesel fuel. The T-AKEs have been designed to maximize cargo-handling efficiency and minimize the costs of operation and maintenance over their expected 40-year life

Number	Name	Commissioned	Status
T-AKE 1	Lewis and Clark	June 2006	Active
T-AKE 2	Sacagawea	February 2007	Active
T-AKE 3	Alan Shepard	July 2007	Active
T-AKE 4	Richard E. Byrd	November 2007	Active
T-AKE 5	Robert E. Peary	June 2008	Active
T-AKE 6	Amelia Earhart	October 2008	Active
T-AKE 7	Carl Brashear	March 2009	Active
T-AKE 8	Wally Schirra	September 2009	Active
T-AKE 10	Charles Drew	July 2010	Active
T-AKE 11	Washington Chambers	February 2011	Active
T-AKE 12	William McLean	September 2011	Active
T-AKE 13	Medgar Evans		Under Construction
T-AKE 14	Cesar Chavez		Under Construction

 

Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 5):

The US Joiner efforts on LCS 1 and 3, together with our partnership with Fincantieri Marine Group., earned us the opportunity to provide a turnkey joiner interior outfitting package on our third LCS vessel. We are proud to furnish and install all the lightweight modular joiner materials and accessories for this ship. At US Joiner, difficult requirements are not a problem. The years of experience on our team provide unique insight; we commit to develop innovative solutions to your marine interior design and installation challenges. Whenever your project requires special designs and creative joiner solutions, please contact US Joiner for your entire interior furnishing requirements.

Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 1 and 3):

US Joiner provided program management, engineering services and materials procurement to this effort. Upon award of this ship, US Joiner joined forces with the US Navy, Lockheed Martin, Gibbs & Cox and Fincantieri Marine Group. Collectively, we addressed a vital concern for this important naval program—weight reduction. US Joiner designed, developed and supplied a lightweight modular joiner package, including an entire new furniture line, which provided significant weight savings. US Joiner also introduced the 1st “modular” T&S (Toilet & Shower) unit to be installed on a US Naval combatant vessel. The modular concept provided our customer the quality and durability required to meet the rigorous conditions anticipated for this vessel class; at the same time, our solution provided the crew with comfortable and spacious facilities. Bring your next marine outfitting challenge to our team and we will work together to solve it.

LPD 17-22:

US Joiner prides itself on a long term partnership with the US Navy and the important contractors like Huntington Ingalls that build their ships.  We bring nearly 100 years of shipbuilding experience to bear on any challenge presented to us by either the shipbuilder or the Navy. This class of vessels incorporates lower cost and lighter weight insulation and decking systems developed in cooperation with the US Navy and Huntington Ingalls, as well as an innovative habitability package that improves the living conditions of our sailors. We proudly serve on the team building these important amphibious ships.

LPD 17-22:

In the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, US Joiner integrates with our shipbuilder’s planning and program management systems to ensure delivery of these important supply vessels on time and within budget. During the development phase of this program, US Joiner participated with NASSCO to develop design ideas that minimized lifecycle costs for the T-AKE program. At the construction phase, US Joiner cooperates with NASSCO and achieves continuous process improvement by utilizing Six Sigma and TWI. The ISO certification helps maintain our focus on quality, while STOP and Take Five ensure we complete our work safely. We proudly serve on the team building the supply vessels of this highly successful MSC program.

 

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