By Geoff Fein The Navy competed repairs on the USS San Antonio (LPD-17) on Monday, after the ship was sidelined in Bahrain due to a main propulsion lube oil system leak. The repairs took 25 days and have been attributed to weld joint failures, Patricia Dolan, a Navy spokeswoman, told Defense Daily yesterday. The weld joint failures may be attributed to inadequate piping support, poor welding, material selection or insufficient quality assurance, Dolan said. The repair cost $1.4 million, she…
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