Truman arrives in Norfolk for 10-month maintenance availability

The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman recently arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a planned 10-month incremental maintenance availability that includes upgrading the ship's information technology system.

The Truman (CVN-75) arrived in Norfolk, VA, Aug. 25 and maintenance is scheduled to begin Sept. 27, according to a Navy statement.

“Because Truman's last availability at NNSY was condensed, significant maintenance was deferred, making this a large and complex availability,” Truman Deputy Project Superintendent Bobby Leigh said in the same Sept. 1 statement.

The maintenance period will take approximately 499,733 man-days and 51 percent of the work will be completed by contractors, alteration installation team and the ship's team.

“It's a complex availability with a heavy contracting package,” Truman Project Superintendent Mike Jennings said in a statement. “We're partnering with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in a way we've never done before.”