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Home > Company Index > Automotive & Transport Equipment > Shipbuilding & Related Services > Avondale Industries, Inc.

Avondale Industries, Inc.
 PROFILE
Shipbuilder Avondale Industries, a subsidiary of defense contractor Litton Industries, helps keep the US Navy afloat. The company builds amphibious assault ships, cruisers, and destroyers for America's naval forces and also makes seagoing vessels for the energy, industrial, marine, and transportation industries, including oil tankers and icebreakers. In addition to manufacturing commercial and military vessels, Avondale repairs and modernizes them. LPD 17 Class amphibious assault ships, sealift support ships, and Alaskan crude double-hulled tankers together account for nearly 90% of sales. Northrup Grumman has announced it will be purchasing Avondale Industries and its parent company Litton Industries.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: January
1998 Sales (mil.): 748.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 22.0%
Employees: 5,550
Revenue per employee: $134,936.94

 KEY PEOPLE
• Thomas Kitchen
    CEO
• Lew Derbes
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
5100 River Rd.
Avondale, LA 70094
US
Phone: 504-436-2121
Fax: 504-436-5304
Online: Web Site

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