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The U.S. Navy To Spend $5.1 Billion To Refuel One Aircraft Carrier

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The fifth Nimitz-class carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, is set to begin its refueling and complex overhaul, a process that will sideline the warship for several years.

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  1. Military Times

    Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to undergo $5.1B mid-life overhaul (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is slated to undergo a $5.1 billion overhaul that will ready the vessel for the second half of its service life.

  2. Forbes

    The U.S. Navy To Spend $5.1 Billion To Refuel One Aircraft Carrier (opens Forbes)

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    The fifth Nimitz-class carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, is set to begin its refueling and complex overhaul, a process that will sideline the warship for several years.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to begin $5 billion mid-life renovation (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is set to begin its multiyear midlife overhaul, which will set the vessel up for the second half of its 50-year service life. The giant aircraft carrier, which was commissioned in 1998, departed Naval Station Norfolk on Wednesday and arrived the same day at H…

  4. 19FortyFive

    100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Just Declared Out of Action Indefinitely (opens 19FortyFive)

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    The 100,000-ton aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is the 8th Nimitz-class ship to enter a refueling overhaul, and she starts 3.5 years behind schedule. The steam turbine problem that stretched USS George Washington's overhaul from 4 to 6 years and left USS John C.

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