SSPC Military Coatings Award

SSPC Military Coatings Award

This award is given in recognition of the exceptional coatings work performed on U.S. military ships, structures, or facilities.

Past Recipients

  • 2020

    USS Spruance, BAE Systems Ship Repair San Diego, CA
    Structure Owner: United States Navy (SWRMC)
    Contractor: BAE Systems
    Contractor: International Marine & Industrial Applicators LLC (IMIA)
    Coating Material Supplier: PPG Protective & Marine Coatings
    Architect/Engineer/Consultant: Gordon Kuljian, PPG Field Service Technical Representative

  • 2019

    USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3)
    Structure Owner: Military Sealift Command
    Contractor: Vigor Marine (Portland, OR.)
    Coating Material Supplier: Sherwin Williams
    Additional Support: U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock

  • 2018

    USS George Washington (CVN 73) Aircraft Carrier, Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipyard
    Structure Owner: US Navy
    Contractor: Mid-Atlantic Coatings Inc. (MAC)
    Coating Material Supplier: The Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings

  • 2017

    USS Missouri Battleship
    Structure Owner: USS Missouri Memorial Association, Inc.
    Contractor/Applicator: Pacific Shipyards International
    Coating Material Supplier: PPG Protective and Marine Coatings

  • 2015

    Sea Based X-Band Radar
    Structure Owner: Military Sealift Command
    Contractor/Applicator: Pacific Shipyards International
    Coating Material Supplier: PPG Protective & Marine Coatings Honolulu Store 9434

    USS Bataan (LHD-5)
    Structure Owner: US Navy
    Contractor/Applicator: General Dynamics – NASSCO-Norfolk
    Coating Material Supplier: PPG Protective & Marine Coatings

  • 2014

    Ft. Benning-Tank Project for The National Armor and Cavalry Heritage Foundation
    Structure Owner – National Armory & Cavalry Heritage Foundation

    USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
    Structure Owner – U.S. Navy
    Contractor/Applicator – General Dynamics Industries/NASSCO/Earl Industries
    Coating Material Supplier – PPG Protective and Marine Coating

  • 2013

    USS Freedom
    Structure Owner – US Navy
    Contractor/Applicator – Bay Ship & Yacht
    Coating Material Supplier – Ameron; PPG Protective & Marine Coatings

    USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
    Structure Owner – US Navy
    Contractor/Applicator – International Marine and Industrial Applicators, LLC
    Coating Material Supplier – The Sherwin-Williams Company

  • 2012

    USS Iowa, BB-61
    Structure Owner – Pacific Battleship Center
    Contractor/Applicator – Bay Ship & Yacht
    Coating Material Supplier – Ameron; PPG Protective & Marine Coatings

  • 2011

    Yukon Training Range Bailey Bridge
    Structure Owner – US Army