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Norfolk Naval Shipyard Prepares TR for At-Sea Training

NAVSEA News Wire

1/10/2003

By Steve Milner, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Public Affairs

PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- While the majority of Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) employees were enjoying their facility's end-of-the-year work curtailment, about 80 craftsmen and engineers were assisting the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) prepare to leave Naval Station Norfolk for an accelerated training exercise to certify it for combat.

The NNSY team worked from Dec. 21 through Jan. 6, when the TR departed.

The NNSY specialists performed repairs ranging from certifying newly installed equipment to fine tuning existing components. In all, they worked on about 50 components and systems. These included system repairs to the ship's air-conditioning plants, miscellaneous preservation and lagging work, repairs to the ship's service turbine generator and engines, and ventilation modifications to a medical area environmental control system.

Capt. Richard O'Hanlon, TR's commanding officer, said, "We are ready at any time to deploy if we need to answer the nation's call."

"The shipyard team included a dedicated group of mechanics, engineers, test directors, supervisors, and work packagers who worked as a team with the ship's force to get TR out to sea early, as requested," said Mark Peters, NNSY's project superintendent.

In thanking the NNSY team for its work on TR, Capt. Ron Rahall of the Naval Air Forces, Atlantic staff added, "Thanks for making it all happen during the holidays; your folks are number one in my book."