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Navy Scraps Plans To Restore Arson-stricken Sub

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, August 8th, 2013

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Navy Scraps Plans To Restore Arson-stricken Sub

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Miami enters dry dock to begin an overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Jim Cleveland/Released)

The Navy has abandoned plans to repair the USS Miami (SSN-755), saying the estimated cost to restore the Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) attack submarine struck by an arsonist blaze last year had grown too high. Rear Adm. Rick Breckenridge told reporters on a conference call Wednesday that the expected cost to repair the damage had grown to about $700 million above the original $450 million estimate. Given the fiscal climate caused by sequestration and the strain on the fleet maintenance budget,…

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