General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers Fourth Product Carrier

SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today delivered the fourth ship of its State-class product carriers to American Petroleum Tankers, LLC, a joint venture of the Blackstone Financial Group. The ship is named Empire State, the state nickname of New York.

NASSCO began constructing the Empire State in January 2009. At a length of 600.4 feet (183 meters), the double-hulled ship has a cargo capacity of approximately 331,000 barrels. The Empire State will be used initially to carry refined petroleum products for the Department of Defense under a commercial charter.

General Dynamics NASSCO employs more than 3,700 people and is the only full-service ship construction and repair yard on the West Coast of the United States. More information about NASSCO can be found at www.nassco.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.

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