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Philly Shipyard cheif executive Steinar Nerbovik at the keel laying ceremony for the first National Security Multi-Mission Vessel. The ship will train students at SUNY Maritime College upon completion in 2023. Photo: Haquiel Jusino/Philly Shipyard

Keel laid for first mariner training vessel at Philly Shipyard

Ship is expected to be delivered to SUNY Maritime in early 2023

10 December 2021 16:58 GMT Updated 14 December 2021 20:28 GMT

By Matt Coyne

in Stamford

How much does the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) project mean to Philly Shipyard?

When the Pennsylvania shipyard signed the $630m contract to build the first two mariner training ships last April, chief executive Steinar Nerbovik assembled the yard's skeleton staff in a conference room and let out a primal exclamation.