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GD Electric Boat Wins $125 Million Contract To Start SSN-768 Overhaul

Monday, August 17th, 2020

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GD Electric Boat Wins $125 Million Contract To Start SSN-768 Overhaul

USS Hartford (SSN-768) is guided to pier at the submarine’s homeport of Naval Submarine Base New London by base-assigned tugboats on April 23, 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] a $126 million contract on Aug. 14 to plan the USS Hartford's (SSN-768) engineered overhaul (EOH) availability. The Los Angeles-class attack submarine Hartford along with the USS Boise (SSN-764) have long been cited as an example of submarines with long-delayed depot maintenance. The FY ’20 defense appropriations act included $625 million in extra funds for ship depot maintenance for the Hartford, Boise, and similarly delayed USS Columbus (SSN-771 with $110 million dedicated…

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