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$4.1 million contract awarded for new torpedo magazine

March 28, 2011 12:00 am • Last Updated: March 28, 2011 12:34 am

Groton - Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic awarded a $4.1 million contract March 15 to LaRosa Building Group of Meriden to build a new torpedo magazine at the Naval Submarine Base.

The structure is an earth-covered "Type-C" magazine for MK-48 torpedoes. The project includes a paved access road and apron area to allow easier delivery and off-loading of torpedoes to the magazine. The magazine will be constructed of steel reinforced concrete with steel blast-resistant magazine doors.

The new magazine will have more storage space and better accessibility than the existing one, according to the Navy. The work is expected to be completed in February 2013.

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