This U.S. Navy Attack Submarine Has Been Waiting Three Years for Repairs

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September 26, 2020

This U.S. Navy Attack Submarine Has Been Waiting Three Years for Repairs

And the reasons why are quite sad.
by Peter Suciu

U.S. Navy warships and submarines routinely undergo repairs and refits and this ongoing maintenance is why vessels can remain part of the fleet for several decades – and are often much older than the crews serving on the warships when the vessels are finally retired. However, the U.S. Navy is facing issues in addressing the problems on its warships.

Namely, it lacks the facilities to keep up with maintaining the fleet and the USS Boise (SSN 764), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, is the latest example of a problem the Government Accountability Office (GAO) called out earlier this year. Simply put, the Navy has too few shipyards to keep up with the pace.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-navy-attack-submarine-has-been-waiting-three-years-repairs-169671

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Something seriously wrong with this situation.  Ships need repairs after almost all deployments.  Boise has waited three years?  So she's had a crew sit idle at a pier almost as long as a standard enlistment?