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NAVSEA: Navy Could Accelerate Some Public, Private Shipyard Upgrades If Money Were Available

NAVSEA: Navy Could Accelerate Some Public, Private Shipyard Upgrades If Money Were Available

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Terrance Wells, from San Diego, ties straps for a containment project on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Oct. 26, 2020. US Navy Photo

Support is growing within the House Armed Services Committee to accelerate Navy efforts to improve ship repair capacity at both private and public shipyards, and for funding that either through ongoing talks about a massive federal infrastructure bill or other means, lawmakers made clear during a Thursday afternoon hearing. Read More →

Salvage Company Begins Removing Island on USS Bonhomme Richard Ahead of Towing, Dismantling

Salvage Company Begins Removing Island on USS Bonhomme Richard Ahead of Towing, Dismantling

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Contractors with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) work to remove the aft mast aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on Aug. 4, 2020. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated to include additional information from NAVSEA.

A salvage company began removing the island on damaged amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) this week as part of the process to get the ship ready for towing and then dismantling. Read More →

Lack of U.S. Warship Repair Capacity Worrying Navy

Lack of U.S. Warship Repair Capacity Worrying Navy

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USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) pierside at Huntington Ingalls Industries Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard on April 16, 2019. US Navy Photo

A deficit of ship repair capacity and an expected change in the Navy’s needs for large combatants versus smaller ones may force the entire industry to rethink their roles in construction and maintenance work going forward, a panel of officials said this week.

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