WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release:
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777), Aug. 12, 2026, clearing a critical benchmark in the undersea asset's scheduled lifecycle maintenance period.
North Carolina has been at the shipyard undergoing restoration and modernization, and this undocking evolution marks the successful wrap-up of the maintenance work completed in dry dock. The transition to the waterborne phase prepares North Carolinafor its return to operational status, bringing a modernized asset closer to rejoining the fleet as a ready, lethal force built to win. Over its years...