USS George Washington (CVN-73)

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 1, 2021

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 1, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:294Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
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Ships Deployed by Fleet

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https://news.usni.org/2021/11/01/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-nov-1-2021

VIDEO: Carrier USS John C. Stennis Arrives at Newport News for Mid-Life Overhaul, Refueling

USS John C. Stennis CVN 74 arrives to Newport News Shipbuilding on May 6, 2021. HII Photo

Almost two years since its last deployment, carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is now at Newport News Shipbuilding for its mid-life nuclear refueling and overhaul, the Navy announced on Thursday.

The carrier crossed the James River to the shipyard on Thursday afternoon to start the yard period for the seventh Nimitz-class carrier. The overhaul is expected to be complete in 2025.

Yard owner Huntington...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/07/video-carrier-uss-john-c-stennis-arrives-at-newport-news-for-mid-life-overhaul-refueling

Navy Awards $3B to Newport News Shipbuilding for USS John C. Stennis Refueling

U.S. Sailors conduct a foreign object debris walkdown on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, May 3, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy today awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding $3 billion for the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH).

Stennis is next in line for this mid-life availability, which includes tearing the flight deck off, gutting the ship of most of its...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/19/navy-awards-3b-to-newport-news-shipbuilding-for-uss-john-c-stennis-refueling

Japan-Based Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Wraps Up Record Patrol; Nimitz in 7th Fleet

An EA-18G Growler, attached to the Black Ravens of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, deployed to Misawa Air Base, Japan, flies over the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on Nov. 13, 2020. US Navy Photo

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) finished a more-than-five-month patrol in the Pacific over the weekend — a 20-year record.

Reagan, which is the service’s forward-deployed carrier, pulled into its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, on Saturday, the Navy said in a news...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/16/japan-based-carrier-uss-ronald-reagan-wraps-up-record-patrol-nimitz-in-7th-fleet

Petters: Virginia-Class Subs Facing Most COVID-19 Delays at Newport News Shipbuilding

Virginia-class submarine Delaware (SSN 791) was moved out of a construction facility into a floating dry dock using a transfer car system in 2018. HII Photo

Newport News Shipbuilding has seen a disproportionate amount of its COVID-19-related delays and inefficiencies hit its Virginia-class attack submarine production line, as the yard has prioritized its available workforce on supporting maintenance for in-service submarines and aircraft carriers, the company’s CEO told investors today.

Mike...

https://news.usni.org/2020/08/06/petters-virginia-class-subs-facing-most-covid-19-delays-at-newport-news-shipbuilding

VIDEO: USS George Washington Leaves Dry Dock As RCOH Continues

USS George Washington (CVN-73) leaving dry dock on Sept. 27, 2019. HII Photo

Carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) is pier-side in Newport News, Va. after almost two years in dry dock for its midlife refueling and overhaul, the service announced this week.

Last week, Huntington Ingalls Industries and the Navy began the process to float the aircraft carrier at the dock at the shipyard where Washington has been since 2017.

“Months in the making, flooding the dry dock began on the morning of Sept....

https://news.usni.org/2019/10/01/video-uss-george-washington-leaves-dry-dock-as-rcoh-continues

USS Harry S. Truman Suffers Major Electrical Malfunction, Raising Questions About Upcoming Deployment

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), left, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) transit behind the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) in the Atlantic Ocean on July 10, 2019. US Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is experiencing a malfunction of the ship’s electrical distribution system ahead of an expected deployment this fall, USNI News has learned.

The carrier is supposed to go out for a second deployment, after...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/31/uss-harry-s-truman-suffers-major-electrical-malfunction-raising-questions-about-upcoming-deployment

USS George Washington More Than Halfway Through RCOH, Will Leave Dry Dock Next Month

The final piece of the new main mast of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is installed at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding, March 15, 2019. The 34-foot upper mast section raises the ship’s distinctive profile 123 feet above the flight deck. Huntington Ingalls Industries photo.

Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) is more than halfway through its refueling and complex overhaul and is set to leave the dry dock at Newport News Shipbuilding next...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/27/uss-george-washington-more-than-halfway-through-rcoh-will-leave-dry-dock-next-month

HASC Ranking Member Wants Navy to Explain Carrier Early Retirement to Congress

Family and friends wait on the pier for Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) to return to Naval Station Norfolk, Va. on Dec. 16, 2018. US Navy Photo

CAPITOL HILL – Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) wants more information about the thinking behind some of Navy and Pentagon’s more contraversial Fiscal Year 2020 budget decisions.

The Navy’s plan to retire USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) decades early, instead of bringing the aircraft carrier in for its scheduled...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/13/41825

Palm-Sized 3D-Printed Part Represents Leap Forward In Shipbuilding

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 18, 2018. US Navy photo.

A new drain strainer orifice installed on a USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) steam line fits in the palm of a hand, but its significance to future shipbuilding is enormous.

Created on a 3D printer by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding, the relatively small part is designed to maintain steam pressure when removing condensation from...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/12/palm-sized-part-represents-leap-forward-in-shipbuilding

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