The M/S Faust in drydock at Norshipco, Norfolk, Virginia in September 1998.
Norshipco has been sold to Southwest Marine. Southwest Marine commands five shipyards: three on the West Coast, one in Texas and now one in Norfolk. Southwest Marine is owned by The Carlyle Group, a Washington-based investment concern. Southwest Marine is keeping the Norshipco name.
The Guam (LPH-9) was decommissioned August 25, 1998. The decommissioned assault ship Guam was towed Tuesday, August 25, 1998 to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, because of the approaching Tropical Storm Bonnie. The ship will be moved to the inactive Fleet Reserve.
The South Carolina (CGN-37) was one of many ships seen on the Elizabeth River during Tropical Storm Bonnie as it headed for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Length: 596 ft
Beam: 61 ft 6 in
Speed: 30+ knots
Deactivation Ceremony of the USS South Carolina was held on September 4, 1998.
Submarines being towed on the Elizabeth River in Virginia to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, during Tropical Storm Bonnie.
In 1983, Motorships, Inc., today Wallenius Lines North America, Inc., became a wholly owned subsidiary of Wallenius Lines, Stockholm. Wallenius Lines leaves the Atlantic Container Line, consortium, but charters the space of the garage decks of all the 5 ACL vessels till year 2000. The M/S Faust from Wilmington, Delaware, a car carrier, was the first Wallenius vessel converted and transferred to the U.S. flag.
