Aircraft carrier Bush leaves Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 30 months of maintenance

[rangerrebew]

Aircraft carrier Bush leaves Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 30 months of maintenance
By Megan Eckstein
 Thursday, Aug 26
 

WASHINGTON — Aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush departed a U.S. Navy repair yard Aug. 26 after 30 months of maintenance and will begin sea trials ahead of its reintroduction into the training and deployment cycle.

Bush entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in February 2019 for a drydocking planned incremental availability, or DPIA, that was planned to last 28 months — in part due to the extensive maintenance and modernization the 10-year-old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier needed, and in part due to the shipyard being overburdened with other work on submarines.

Work included complex items such as a complete shaft and propeller overhaul, rudder refurbishment, catwalk and tank preservation, and modernization and upgrades to electronic and combat systems, catapults, and hotel services, according to a Navy news release.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2021/08/26/aircraft-carrier-bush-leaves-norfolk-naval-shipyard-after-30-months-of-maintenance/

[rangerrebew]

30 month overhaul?  It was a floating piece of junk or there have been some MAJOR modifications made.  They could almost build a new ship in 30 months.

[PeteS in CA]

30 month overhaul?  It was a floating piece of junk or there have been some MAJOR modifications made.  They could almost build a new ship in 30 months.

From what you quoted of the article:

Work included complex items such as a complete shaft and propeller overhaul, rudder refurbishment, ... modernization and upgrades to electronic and combat systems, catapults ...

Those do sound rather "MAJOR", the shaft and propellor overhaul especially, since it's likely to have been invasive. Covid probably cost a few months' disruption as well.

[Wingnut]

The Village people could have done it faster when they were "In the Navy"

[skeeter]

30 month overhaul?  It was a floating piece of junk or there have been some MAJOR modifications made.  They could almost build a new ship in 30 months.

USS Yorktown, major bomb damage... in and out of the yard in 3 days. Not bad even for jury rigged work.

[Fishrrman]

30 months?
Gosh, imagine if there was a war on...

[rustynail]

Why no mention of diversity and inclusion?

[sneakypete]

Is the word "maintenence" a code word for "Rehab"?

[sneakypete]

The Village people could have done it faster when they were "In the Navy"

@Wingnut

You trying to get Boy Jorge to stroke-out with excitement by mentioning the Village People?

[sneakypete]

You know,there are probably seamen who spent a whole "tour of sea duty" while assigned to that carrier,and never spent a night at sea?