US Navy Sends USS St. Louis Littoral Combat Ship to Dry Dock in $66.5M BAE Systems Overhaul

BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Jacksonville received a $66.5 million contract to dry-dock, repair and modernise USS St. Louis (LCS 19), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship. The fiscal 2027 Docking Selected Restricted Availability will take place at Mayport, Florida, with completion scheduled for December 2027. The firm-fixed-price award covers labour, equipment, testing, facilities and quality assurance for the planned maintenance and modernisation package, with options that could raise its value to $80.7 million. Naval Sea Systems Command received two offers through full and open competition; the detailed combat-system, hull and propulsion work packages were not itemised.