PORTSMOUTH – After years of planning and renovation, the nuclear refueling warehouse, Bldg. 260, is now one of Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s most modern and well-designed facilities. It all began late 2011 when multiple complaints started rolling in about facility issues inside the refueling warehouse. The building was old and the environment made it difficult in […]
Dry Dock 4 to get a modernization conversion for its 100th birthday
PORTSMOUTH, Va – After servicing and repairing hundreds of ships for almost 100 years, one of Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s oldest dry docks, Dry Dock 4, will soon get a major overhaul and top-of-the-line upgrades. Age, deterioration, leaks, and broken parts played a critical role in the decision to rebuild the dry dock. “It all started […]
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer visits Norfolk Naval Shipyard
NORFOLK – Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Richard V. Spencer, made his first visit to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Feb. 20. Spencer met with shipyard leadership to learn about NNSY’s optimization plan, facility needs and employee training and development programs. Spencer took a tour of the structural, mechanical and piping departments where shipyarders perform […]
Ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming’s life being extended in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH – A nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine has arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard to undergo a midlife refueling, receive technological upgrades, and get new berthing spaces for enlisted women, according to the Navy. The USS Wyoming is one of 14 aging Ohio-class submarines that can fire nuclear weapons, serving as an important part of the nation’s nuclear […]