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Monday, September 20, 2010

Peeling submarine skin prompts Navy inquiry

Virginia class submarineThe shark-like skin coating that makes Virginia class submarines difficult for sonar to detect has peeled off the boats in swatches that in some cases measure hundreds of square feet.

The Navy is trying to figure out why.

Significant portions of the specialized hull coating sloughed off from portions of three of the first four boats in the class, leading the Navy to begin an investigation to determine the cause of the problem and how to fix it.

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