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Pearl Harbor Shipyard Completes USS Bremerton on Time

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS100318-05
Release Date: 3/18/2010 5:44:00 PM

From Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed USS Bremerton's (SSN 698) Dry-docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) March 9.

After successfully undocking the submarine on schedule in January, shipyard workers maintained the momentum to complete the rest of the DSRA work pierside, pass sea trials and return Bremerton to the fleet.

"To all involved in Bremerton's DSRA, [you did] outstanding work for this tremendous effort," said Rear Adm. Douglas McAneny, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet Submarine Force. "The Bremerton [crew] and the DSRA Project Team completed Bremerton's DSRA on schedule, directly contributing to Fleet readiness. This accomplishment is significant, and the efforts of each individual involved are truly appreciated."

The Bremerton project team faced several challenges, including a tsunami that came ashore Feb. 27. While the tsunami was not destructive, preparations for it put the project behind schedule an entire day. The DSRA was also delayed one day while port operations responded to an emergent situation on another vessel, according to Bremerton Project Superintendent Miles Kotoshirodo.

Bremerton entered drydock Nov. 7, 2009. Because of these challenges, the original completion date was adjusted from March 7 to March 9.

"I want to thank project leadership and the entire shipyard for an absolutely fantastic performance on Bremerton," said Shipyard Commander Capt. Greg Thomas. "It was truly an integrated team effort by civilians and Sailors working together to finish this DSRA on time."

A field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is a full-service naval shipyard and regional maintenance center for the Navy's surface ships and submarines. Strategically located in the mid-Pacific, the shipyard is about a week's "steam time" closer to potential major regional contingencies in East Asia than sites on the West Coast. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is the largest industrial employer in the state of Hawaii, with a combined civilian and military workforce of more than 4,700 and an annual operating budget of about $687 million.