By Jake Epstein
- A US Navy nuclear-powered submarine ran into an underwater mountain in 2021.
- The USS Connecticut faces repairs set to cost about $80 million and wrap up in 2026 at the earliest.
- Bloomberg reported that the drawn-out maintenance highlighted Navy shipyard backlogs.
A US Navy nuclear-powered submarine that ran into an underwater mountain while transiting the South China Sea in 2021 will be sidelined from service for at least a few more years as it waits to be repaired.
The USS Connecticut, a highly revered fast-attack submarine, is stuck at a shipyard in Washington state waiting for maintenance to begin, Bloomberg reported this week. Repairs to the vessel’s bow and lower rudder are set to cost about $80 million and keep the Seawolf-class submarine sidelined until 2026 at the earliest…
