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Navy Wraps Up Final Ohio-Class Sub Refueling Overhaul

Navy Wraps Up Final Ohio-Class Sub Refueling Overhaul
The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) transits Puget Sound following a 41-month engineered refueling overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility on Feb. 9, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian G. Reynolds)

The Navy recently completed the last scheduled Engineered Refueling Overhaul (ERO) of an Ohio-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine with the USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), the service said Wednesday. SSBN-743 ERO project superintendent Ken Rogers said this 40-month availability was the biggest repair package in ERO history, covering over 870,000 resource days of work. The work was focused at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Wash., and was completed on Feb. 21. SSBN-743 first…

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