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South Korea Finishes First Major Maintenance Service on U.S. Navy Replenishment Ship

South Korea Finishes First Major Maintenance Service on U.S. Navy Replenishment Ship
Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) departs Hanwha Ocean shipyard after a seven-month overhaul at Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea, March 12, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean last week successfully completed its first significant maintenance work on a U.S. Navy replenishment ship in a seven-month maintenance regular overhaul (ROH). The ROH work on the USNS Wally Shirra (T-AKE 8) was the first time a South Korean shipyard bid and won this type of maintenance contract of this sale for a Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessel. Previously, South Koreans shipyards only tackled much smaller voyage repair work for U.S. naval vessels. The Navy said…

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