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Thursday, October 09, 2008

Construction of Bush carrier behind schedule

With time winding down in the George W. Bush presidency, shipbuilders at Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard are working around the clock to ensure the ship named after the president's father will be completed by the time he leaves office.

The aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush is running behind schedule, and the shipyard is scrambling to put the final touches on the last ship of the Nimitz Class so it's ready for a planned Jan. 10 commissioning in Norfolk.

The Bush was originally scheduled to be complete in April, but the schedule was adjusted in December 2004 to reflect a Nov. 11, 2008, delivery. Now, Northrop says, the ship won't be delivered until the end of the year.

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