Carrier USS John C. Stennis Overhaul Delayed, Work Will Take More than 5 Years to Complete
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JUNE 18, 2024 2:52 PM - UPDATED: JUNE 20, 2024 10:48 AM
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The midlife overhaul and refueling for aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) will now take about five and a half years to complete – an extension of almost 14 months, according to Navy Fiscal Year 2025 budget documents.
Stennis began the refueling and complex overhaul in 2021 and was due to finish the massive, multi-billion overhaul by August 2025. However, that date was pushed to the right by more than a year to October 2026, according to the Fiscal Year 2025 budget documents released earlier this year.
Speaking to USNI News on Monday, program executive officer carriers Rear. Adm. Casey Moten said the delays are due to the workforce and material shortfalls that stretched out the delivery of USS George Washington (CVN-73), which were made worse by the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://news.usni.org/2024/06/18/carrier-uss-john-c-stennis-overhaul-delayed-work-will-take-more-than-5-years-to-complete
