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Category: Gladding-Hearn

  • Maryland pilots take delivery of new Baltimore-class launch

    Maryland pilots take delivery of new Baltimore-class launch The Association of Maryland Pilots has received a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. Named Federal Hill, the high-speed vessel is a sistership to the pilotage association’s first Baltimore-class launch, delivered by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard four years ago. With a length overall of 48.5…

  • Veteran Boston Harbor ferry Outward Bound returns to Gladding-Hearn for mid-life refit

    Veteran Boston Harbor ferry Outward Bound returns to Gladding-Hearn for mid-life refit Originally delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation in 1995, the Boston Harbor ferry MV Outward Bound has returned to the Somerset, Mass., shipyard for a mid-life refit. Redelivery is planned for spring 2026. Purpose-designed by JW Gilbert Associates, the 64-foot, 140-passenger steel vessel…

  • Steamship Authority fast ferry Iyanough back in service after repair to hull crack

    Steamship Authority fast ferry Iyanough back in service after repair to hull crack The Steamship Authority’s passenger-only fast ferry M/V Iyanough was set to return to service today on the Hyannis-Nantucket route after being out of service since a small crack in the vessel’s aluminum hull was discovered on the evening of Nov. 11.r According…

  • Maryland Pilots take delivery of new Chesapeake class pilot launch

    Maryland Pilots take delivery of new Chesapeake class pilot launch The Association of Maryland Pilots has taken delivery of its fifth Chesapeake class launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation since 2002. “The Maryland Pilots have some unique features and configuration control is essential to be sure their operators can seamlessly operate all the boats in…

  • Delta Launch orders two high-speed launches from Gladding-Hearn

    Delta Launch orders two high-speed launches from Gladding-Hearn Delta Launch Services, a launch company operating on the Mississippi River, has ordered two of a new class of pilot boats from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. The Venice Class launches follow a long history of six larger pilot boats built for the Delta Launch Services by the…

  • Gladding-Hearn delivers repowered Fort Ripley to Charleston Branch Pilots

    Gladding-Hearn delivers repowered Fort Ripley to Charleston Branch Pilots After 10 years of continuous service in the port of Charleston, the 65-foot pilot launch Fort Ripley has been delivered to the Charleston Branch Pilots by Gladding-Hearn, Duclos Corporation, after a repower and installation of a Seakeeper 40 gyro stabilizer. The all-aluminum Fort Ripley was designed…

  • Delaware Pilots’ new launch features a full suite of Furuno USA electronics

    Delaware Pilots’ new launch features a full suite of Furuno USA electronics The new Chesapeake class launch Pennsylvania, recently delivered to the Pilots’ Association of the Bay and River Delaware by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding is equipped with a full suite of Furuno USA marine electronics. Expertly installed by Cay Electronics of Rhode Island, the electronics deliver…

  • Pilot boat Fort Ripley returns to Gladding-Hearn for refit and repower

    Pilot boat Fort Ripley returns to Gladding-Hearn for refit and repower The Charleston Branch Pilots have returned the pilot boat Fort Ripley to Gladding-Hearn for a refit and repower after 10 years of continuous service for the port of Charlestown. The all-aluminum vessel will also be fitted with a new Seakeeper 40 gyro stabilizer. The…

  • Patriot Leader: First Gladding-Hearn built CTV

    Patriot Leader: First Gladding-Hearn built CTV Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., has delivered its first crew transfer vessel (CTV), the Patriot Leader, to Patriot Offshore Maritime Services. The vessel will operate year-round, transportation service for 24 offshore workers and equipment to support the construction and O&M phases of offshore wind projects on the U.S.…