Ex-GC SUPSHIP new at Bath

BATH, Maine - Capt. Joseph Tuite is the new commanding officer of the Navy’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding at Bath, Maine. SUPSHIP Bath administers shipbuilding contracts, on-site technical expertise, and QA for three private shipyards at Bath, San Diego and Marinette, Wis. Tuite reports to Bath after holding the same position as SUPSHIP Gulf Coast in Mississippi, where he oversaw shipyard work at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., and Huntington Ingalls in Pascagoula, Miss. Outgoing SUPSHIP Bath commander, Capt. Michael Taylor has been assigned as program manager for the Littoral Combat Ship program office. He takes that post in August. (Source: US News 05/26/17)