USS Miami (SSN-755) Will Cost $400 Million To Repair

AP ^ | June 5 2012 | Staff

[moonshot925]

An early estimate from the Navy puts the price tag for repairs of a fire-damaged submarine in the range of about $400 million, a figure that suggests the nuclear-powered USS Miami will be repaired instead of scrapped, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Tuesday.

Pingree, a member of the Housed Armed Services Committee, released the estimate a day after becoming the first member of Congress to see the damage inside the USS Miami, which was in dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for an overhaul when the fire broke out on May 23.

[diogenes ghost]

Ahhhhhh...making the old "Bridge to Nowhere" joke.

Do you know where the bridge was to be built and why it wasn't a joke at all?

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Probably the same crew that started the BP oil rig fire.

[rottndog]

What's the life span estimate based on, the number of dive pressure cycles on the hull?

Estimated lifespan is based on the ability to refuel, and proper maintenance and upkeep of the propulsion plant itself. Many parts of the steam plant and auxiliary equipment are fairly easy to replace. However, major components, such as the steam generators, main engines and reduction gears, the reactor vessel and primary plant components would be cost prohibitive to replace if and when they wear out.

New reactor designs make refueling unnecessary...so the actual length of the life of the boat will depend on how well the crew in the engineering department maintains the plant. Of course that assumes no mishaps caused by coners driving the boat...

[mylife]

It’s all about the reactor.

[mylife]

Thanks for the info.
I was on Sturgeon class.

[moonshot925]

I was an Electronics Technician on USS Francis Scott Key(SSBN-657) from 1983 to 1988/Blue Crew

Had lots of fun.

[raybbr]

I wonder what the cost would be if they could use non-union labor?