Submarine Albany enters naval shipyard

The submarine Albany went around the corner to Portsmouth on Wednesday for its midlife overhaul, traveling a short distance for a long stretch away from base.

The Albany, a nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine homeported in Norfolk, will spend approximately 29 months at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth.

The scheduled work involves removing the shaft and sonar dome for maintenance and modernization of its combat systems, a shipyard spokesman said.

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