US Navy aircraft carrier George HW Bush CVN-77 crashed on 2,5 year
American Aircraft Carrier George W. Bush (George HW Bush CVN-77) stood on the longest in stories US Navy repair. Planned maintenance of the aircraft carrier will last almost two and a half years, writes Naval Today.
The ship arrived at the naval shipyard in Norfolk for scheduled maintenance, which will last 28 months. On February 22 of this year, the aircraft carrier was put into a dry dock.
According to project manager Jeff Burchett, the amount of work required on an aircraft carrier is estimated at 1,3 million man-hours. This will be the longest MOT in the history of the American fleethe added. In order to gain the necessary experience, Barchett visited the Puget Sound shipyard, where the first American nuclear aircraft carrier Nimitz was modernized in March 2018.
The US Navy command does not disclose what kind of work will be carried out on the aircraft carrier, but it is assumed that the aircraft carrier expects re-equipment for basing on board the fifth generation F-35 fighter. In addition, there will be a recharge of reactors. Most likely, the work will affect one of the main problems of the aircraft carrier - latrine. For the first time, toilets installed on an aircraft carrier became the "headache" of the crew. During the first military campaign in the Persian Gulf, all 423 toilets refused to work on the ship twice. The problems associated with them occur on average 25 once a week, more than 10 thousand man-hours have been spent on their elimination.
"George W. Bush." (George HW Bush CVN-77) - the tenth and last in a series aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class. It was laid on 6 of September 2003 of the year, launched on 9 of October 2006 of the year, and the 10 of January 2009 of the year was included in the fleet. The ship has undergone a significant number of improvements compared to previous project aircraft carriers.
The ship arrived at the naval shipyard in Norfolk for scheduled maintenance, which will last 28 months. On February 22 of this year, the aircraft carrier was put into a dry dock.
According to project manager Jeff Burchett, the amount of work required on an aircraft carrier is estimated at 1,3 million man-hours. This will be the longest MOT in the history of the American fleethe added. In order to gain the necessary experience, Barchett visited the Puget Sound shipyard, where the first American nuclear aircraft carrier Nimitz was modernized in March 2018.
The US Navy command does not disclose what kind of work will be carried out on the aircraft carrier, but it is assumed that the aircraft carrier expects re-equipment for basing on board the fifth generation F-35 fighter. In addition, there will be a recharge of reactors. Most likely, the work will affect one of the main problems of the aircraft carrier - latrine. For the first time, toilets installed on an aircraft carrier became the "headache" of the crew. During the first military campaign in the Persian Gulf, all 423 toilets refused to work on the ship twice. The problems associated with them occur on average 25 once a week, more than 10 thousand man-hours have been spent on their elimination.
"George W. Bush." (George HW Bush CVN-77) - the tenth and last in a series aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class. It was laid on 6 of September 2003 of the year, launched on 9 of October 2006 of the year, and the 10 of January 2009 of the year was included in the fleet. The ship has undergone a significant number of improvements compared to previous project aircraft carriers.
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