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Navy Ships: Problems Continue to Plague the Seawolf Submarine Program

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 4, 1993
Report No. NSIAD-93-171
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Summary:

The Navy's Seawolf (SSN-21) submarine, a nuclear-powered attack vessel originally developed to counter the Soviet threat, continued to experience cost increases and schedule delays during 1992. Since December 1991, the estimated total cost for the design and lead ship construction at completion rose about $28 million and $64 million, respectively. Design availability and construction work force problems contributed to SSN-21 construction delays. Because of incompatibility between the design and construction schedules, more delays are possible. Although it is too early to tell whether steps taken by the Navy and the contractor--General Electric's Electric Boat Division--will overcome these problems, the Navy believes that its actions will maintain the SSN-21's May 1996 delivery deadline. SSN-21 welding problems appear to have been resolved and a recurrence is unlikely.

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