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Navy To Build New Dry Dock At Pearl Harbor Shipyard As Part Of SIOP

Wednesday, December 21st, 2022

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Navy To Build New Dry Dock At Pearl Harbor Shipyard As Part Of SIOP

The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Exercise Agile Dagger 2021 on June 4 (U.S. Navy Photo).

Last week, the Navy selected an option to build a new dry dock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oahu, Hawaii that aims to help repair, maintain and modernize attack submarines. On Dec. 16, the Navy published a Record of Decision on the Federal Register announcing the decision to select Alternative 4 from the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Pearl Harbor shipyard. “This alternative will support the Pearl Harbor…

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