Carrier Eisenhower Back to Sea After Planned 6-Month Repair Period Tripled in Length

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on March 28, 2019. US Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) left Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Thursday for a brief shakedown cruise after completing a maintenance period that lasted a year longer than expected.

Ike is currently conducting sea trials off the coast of Virginia alongside engineers and shipyard employees from Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), running through a checklist of evolutions,...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/29/carrier-eisenhower-back-sea-planned-6-month-repair-period-tripled-length

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