Friday, July 25, 2014

USS Bremerton will head to namesake to end its service

USS Bremerton (SSN 698)The USS Bremerton will return to its namesake city to be inactivated.

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine will arrive in fall 2017 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, said shipyard spokeswoman Mary Anne Mascianica.

It’ll be moored until employees become available to perform the work. The Bremerton facility, which is busy with several other jobs, is the only place in the country where Navy submarines are recycled.

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