Posted: May 12, 2017 4:30 PM
With Lincoln Redelivery, Navy is Halfway Through Nimitz-class Refuelings
By RICHARD R. BURGESS, Managing Editor
ARLINGTION, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries has redelivered the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to the Navy following successful sea trials that tested the ship’s systems following its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division in Newport News, Va., the company announced in a May 12 release.
“The successful completion of sea trials and redelivery of the ship to the Navy is the culmination of over 48 months of teamwork between Newport News shipbuilders, the CVN 72 crew, our government partners and all of our suppliers,” Chris Miner, Newport News’ vice president, in-service aircraft carrier programs, said in the release. “The completion of the refueling and complex overhaul returns a fully recapitalized ship to the fleet, ready to support any mission and serve our nation for another 25 years.”
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