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CVN-77 Arrives In Norfolk For 28-Month Drydock Maintenance Work

CVN-77 Arrives In Norfolk For 28-Month Drydock Maintenance Work
Tugboats assist the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush as it transits the Elizabeth River on its way to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard to undergo a 28-month long Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) on Thursday in advance of a 28-month long dry-docking planned incremental availability (DPIA). This will be the first time CVN-77 is not on the water since 2006 and is expected to be the “most extensive maintenance period for the ship yet” and one of the most complex carrier availabilities in recent NNSY history, the Navy said. The Bush was delivered to the Navy 10…

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