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Navy To Cut Off Boise Sub After Years Of Maintenance Delays

Friday, April 10th, 2026

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Navy To Cut Off Boise Sub After Years Of Maintenance Delays

USS Boise (SSN-764) first arrives at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division to begin its extended engineering overhaul in June 2018. (Photo: HII)

The Navy last Friday announced it decided to finally inactivate the Los Angeles-class USS Boise (SSN-764) attack submarine after nearly a decade of maintenance delays and backlogs. The decision is part of the Navy’s larger data-driven initiative to optimize fleet composition and ensure money is “invested in capabilities that directly contribute to maintaining a decisive warfighting advantage,” the service said. The Navy's added funds and personnel associated with the previously planned overhaul of the Boise will be redirected to other…

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