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Saturday, June 06, 2009

USS Greeneville Completes Overhaul, Heads To Hawaii

Los Angeles class submarineThe USS Greeneville, the fast-attack nuclear submarine named for this city, left Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine on Thursday, after more than a year of refueling and upgrades.

It is heading back to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the sub's homeport.

The refueling and upgrade process began soon after the submarine arrived at the Navy's oldest shipyard in December 2007. The shipyard is located on the Maine side of Portsmouth Harbor, between Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, N.H.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete8/6/09 10:13

    Don't know why they call it a "fast" attack submarine - given actual speeds aren't published officially.

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