USS Connecticut (SSN 22) gets assist from a tug as it leaves San Diego harbor on December 15, 2021. Note the sheared off bow and the lack of a sonar dome. San Diego WebCam photo via USNI News
Naval News: U.S. Navy Commences USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Repairs
Naval News reached out to NAVSEA to ask the status of repairs on the Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, USS Connecticut (SSN 22). The submarine hit a seamount in international waters in the INDO-PACOM area on October 2, 2021. According to a previous Naval News story on the Connecticut, repairs supposedly started in February 2023.
In general, the U.S. Navy considers submarine operations “Classified Secret”. Therefore, information on submarine repairs remains elusive at best. A search of government contracting websites reveals no (detailed) information on the ordering of parts for the USS Connecticut as of March 2023.
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WNU Editor: 16 months to start repairs on a critical US Navy submarine. This is just more evidence on the US Navy's lack of infrastructure to take care of its fleet.
Update: The reason for the accident was revealed in an investigation that was made public last year .... Investigation: USS Connecticut South China Sea Grounding Result of Lax Oversight, Poor Planning (USNI News).
I know we have some navy guys in here. Does “hitting the seamount” with a ton of damage to mainly the nose section mean they literally drove into a cliff?
ReplyDeleteIn the past month with the uss ford, uss JFK and the sec of the navy....When we have been discussing naval operations and fleet size vs the chinese, this is part of the problem I touched on. Repair times for combatant ships. Bottom line. It sucks.
ReplyDeleteHow you going to sustain operations with a small fleet , long build times and long repair times?
Answer. You won't.
In war, you will need new replacements for sunken vessels and repaired ships fast.
This current post just reinforces the USA problem, of fighting the chinese.
A seamount is shaped like a tall volcano. Like an undersea cinder-cone.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of 3 seawolfs. No wonder the navy fried the commander of the sub
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