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ARMOR 1 Construction Continues At Thoma-Sea A pair of welders at Thoma-Sea’s shipyard in Lockport, La., work in the hull of ARMOR 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ forthcoming replacement to the venerable Mat Sinking Unit, commissioned in 1948. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

A pair of welders at Thoma-Sea’s shipyard in Lockport, La., work in the hull of ARMOR 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ forthcoming replacement to the venerable Mat Sinking Unit, commissioned in 1948. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

ARMOR 1 Construction Continues At Thoma-Sea

April 28, 2023

The Vicksburg Engineer District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU), rarely ever even seen by the public but nonetheless hard at work each low-water season, is an indispensable part of… Read More

Mat Sinking Unit Armors Mississippi River Banks Crew members aboard the Corps of Engineers’ Mat Sinking Unit prepare to begin laying a protective blanket of concrete squares on the Mississippi River bottom near St. Gabriel, La. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Crew members aboard the Corps of Engineers’ Mat Sinking Unit prepare to begin laying a protective blanket of concrete squares on the Mississippi River bottom near St. Gabriel, La. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Mat Sinking Unit Armors Mississippi River Banks

January 15, 2021

The river road through St. Gabriel, La., located on the left descending bank near Mile 200 on the Mississippi River, is a quiet stretch, with plots of farmland… Read More

Corps Revetment Team Looks To The Future MSU crew members transfer concrete squares from a deck barge onto the mat laying barge. Each deck barge holds about 500 squares, and the MSU crew can lay six or seven barges’ worth of squares per day. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

MSU crew members transfer concrete squares from a deck barge onto the mat laying barge. Each deck barge holds about 500 squares, and the MSU crew can lay six or seven barges’ worth of squares per day. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Corps Revetment Team Looks To The Future

February 14, 2020

Near a bend in the Mississippi River above the Sunshine Bridge in Louisiana, scores of vehicles—some cars but mostly trucks—are parked along the crown of the levee and all… Read More