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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Navy to extend service life of Groton-based USS Dallas

Los Angeles-class SSNThe U.S. Navy announced on Friday that it would retire the USS Norfolk (SSN 714) sooner than anticipated and extend the service life of the USS Dallas (SSN 700) in order to save approximately $10 million, spread maintenance work across shipyards and meet the Navy’s operational needs.

The two submarines are part of the Los Angeles-class attack submarines and were each scheduled to be retired from active service.

The 32-year-old USS Dallas, currently in Groton, was initially scheduled to be inactivated in fiscal year 2015 but will remain active until fiscal year 2017.

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  1. Pete3/6/14 06:32

    The article records:

    "Forty-one of the original 62 Los Angeles-class attack submarines that were constructed from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s are still active."

    Meaning the US still has a huge nuclear submarine force - including all the Virginia Class SSNs coming on stream.

    Pete

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