In the first Navy mission of its kind, a Connecticut naval base “borrowed” hundreds of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers.
The traveling band of submarine experts from the Kittery yard just completed a major overhaul in Groton of the USS Albany.
“Despite the inherent challenges of executing an off-yard availability, compounded by multiple winter storms, the teaming demonstrated by the crew of Albany and the shipyard workforce drove through every obstacle, completing Albany’s docking period ahead of schedule,” said Capt. Jesse Nice, who commands the Kittery base.
The Los Angeles-class attack sub underwent repairs, structural inspections, and replacements of mechanical and electrical systems at Naval Submarine Base New London.
“An advanced team of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard personnel spent much of 2025 coordinating with New London to prepare facilities and support a large temporary duty workforce,” the Navy said in a press release.
The Navy described the Kittery shipyard as “America’s leader in attack submarine maintenance, repair and modernization.”
Nice called the unique mission “a significant milestone in maintenance and modernization availability.”
Maine Shipyard Sent 400 Workers To Connecticut To Upgrade Attack Sub In ‘Milestone Mission’
180311-N-LY160-321 Ice Camp Skate (March 15, 2018) - The Royal Navy hunter killer submarine HMS Trenchant (S 91) surfaces in the Arctic Circle in support of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018, March 11. ICEX 2018 is a five-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Michael H. Lee)
Could this lead to something more substantial at Portsmouth Senator Collins?