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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Delivery of submarine North Carolina is delayed again

For the second time, Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard has been forced to delay delivery of the attack submarine North Carolina.

The Navy said Tuesday that the vessel's planned delivery this month has been pushed to mid-February after the discovery of a steam valve that "did not meet specifications."

The problem was found during routine pre-delivery operations, said Alan Baribeau, a spokesman for Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington.

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