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 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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*Oldest continuously operating shipyard in the US (June 1800)
*Approximately 4,300 workers
*TCIR/DART are 32% and 48% below the industry averages, respectively
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
•The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employs approximately 4300 workers in the highly complex, industrial business of overhauling, repairing, modernizing and refueling LOS ANGELES Class nuclear powered submarines.
•One of three shipyards actively participating in VPP
•Oldest continuously operating shipyard in the US (June 1800)
•Star ceremony held in March 2005
•TCIR/DART are 32% and 48% below the industry averages, respectively

Other Shipyards include:

•Region 3 – Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA
•  TCIR is 57 percent below the 2001 BLS industry average for SIC 3731 Shipbuilding and Repair
• DART case incidence rate is 37 percent below the 2001 BLS industry average
•Newport News Ship Yard (Re-approval)   - Northrop Grumman (largest VPP size wise)
o   TCIR is 7.9 (54 percent below the 2001 BLS industry averages for SIC 3731).
o   DART case incidence rate is 5.7 (38 percent below the 2001 BLS industry averages).
Region 10 – Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA
o   TCIR is 9.92 (42.3 % below the 2003 BLS industry averages for SIC 3731).
o   DART case incidence rate is 4.92 (42.8 below the 2001 BLS industry average).

•Expecting applications from 6 Naval Stations in Region IV.