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Sub Maintenance Delays Have Cost $3.4 Billion, Decommissioning Delays May Match It

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Sub Maintenance Delays Have Cost $3.4 Billion, Decommissioning Delays May Match It
USS Boise (SSN 764) moors at Marathi NATO Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Greece, during a scheduled visit on Dec. 23, 2014. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeffrey M. Richardson/Released)

A combination of submarine maintenance delays and idle time caused by boats waiting to enter into maintenance over the past decade have cost the Navy $3.4 billion and costs could rise another $3.1 billion as the service deals with the impending inactivation of the aging Los Angeles-class attack submarines, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. In an analysis of attack submarine (SSN) data from fiscal years 2008 to 2025, GAO said it found “persistent depot maintenance delays,…

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