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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

USS Vinson at halfway point of overhaul

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is a step closer to rejoining the U.S. fleet after an extensive overhaul that lasted more than a year.

The nuclear carrier has been moved out of dry dock to a pier at the Newport News shipyard for final outfitting and testing, although it won't sail for its new home port of San Diego until 2009.

"Successful completion of the dry dock work and the transitioning of the ship back into the water signifies we're nearing the halfway point of this enormous undertaking and that we are one step closer to bringing the USS Carl Vinson back to life," Ken Mahler, a vice president at Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector, said in a statement late last week.

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