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USS Olympia/USS Louisville Inactivation Video

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 admin

This video provides an inside look at the complexities of concurrent inactivations for USS Olympia (SSN 717) and USS Louisville (SSN 724), as they occupy the same drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, WA. The process was made even more difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Olympia, Louisville to share dry dock during concurrent inactivations

July 10, 2020 admin

July 9, 2020 – Los Angeles-class submarines USS Olympia (SSN 717) and USS Louisville (SSN 724) entered Dry Dock 5 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility July 9, to begin the docking portion of their simultaneous inactivation processes. According to Cmdr. Jack Tappe, project superintendent, there are both challenges and benefits to inactivating two submarines simultaneously. “Most…