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‘The Math Doesn’t Work’: The US Navy Spent $800,000,000 Million on Trying to Repair a Nuclear Attack Submarine That Was Delayed So Long It Made Sense to Cancel and Retire the Sub

Her overhaul was scheduled for 2016. Congestion at Norfolk pushed it back, so she made a few more patrols instead. In 2017 her diving...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 23, 2026

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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US Navy Nuclear Submarines Cost Taxpayers Billions of Dollars to Build and Maintain: Retirement Adds a $100,000,000 More In Costs

On a larger scale, an ongoing wave of retirements of Cold War-era submarines is outpacing the production of new ones. That says a lot...

Brandon WeichertAugust 26, 2026

(March 20, 2010) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) departs Souda Bay after a routine port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley/Released)

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Thirty-Seven Percent of US Navy Nuclear Attack Submarines Cannot Deploy. USS Boise Waited in the Queue Since 2017 and Lost Her Certification to Dive.

Thirty-seven percent of the US Navy's nuclear attack submarines cannot deploy because the shipyards cannot repair them fast enough. USS Boise, a Los Angeles-class...

Brandon WeichertAugust 6, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2025) - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) steams forward off the coast of Guam during a photo exercise, Dec. 17, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Annapolis is one of five fast-attack submarines forward-deployed in the Pacific. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines serve as the backbone of the Navy's submarine force, ensuring readiness and agility in safeguarding maritime interests around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

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The U.S. Navy Needs 66 Nuclear Attack Submarines. By 2030 It May Have 46 — and China Is Watching

The U.S. Navy needs 66 attack submarines. By 2030 it may have 46 — it's retiring them faster than its two overstretched shipyards can...

Steve BalestrieriJune 18, 2026

USS Boise (SSN 764) enters Souda Bay, Greece, during a scheduled port visit Dec. 23, 2014. Boise, a Los Angeles-class submarine, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeffrey M. Richardson/Released)

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The U.S. Navy Spent $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine That’s 22% Fixed. It Just Gave Up. The Sub Hasn’t Dived Since 2015.

One of the United States Navy’s youngest nuclear-powered (for its class, at least) attack submarines will be inactivated, despite millions of dollars dedicated to...

Caleb LarsonApril 14, 2026

NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 23, 2008) – The Los-Angeles class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) returns to Norfolk following her regularly scheduled deployment. While deployed, Boise participated in five anti-submarine warfare exercises with several European Allies and performed two missions that supported Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet objectives and national security interests of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Todd A. Schaffer / Released)

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‘It Can’t Dive’: The U.S. Navy Wasted 11 Years and $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine They Never Fixed

The Trump administration just walked away from a major submarine repair because the economics (and the painful reality) no longer made sense. This move...

Brandon WeichertApril 13, 2026

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Aerospace & Defense

‘The Math Doesn’t Work’: The US Navy Spent $800,000,000 Million on Trying to Repair a Nuclear Attack Submarine That Was Delayed So Long It Made Sense to Cancel and Retire the Sub

Aerospace & Defense

US Navy Nuclear Submarines Cost Taxpayers Billions of Dollars to Build and Maintain: Retirement Adds a $100,000,000 More In Costs

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Thirty-Seven Percent of US Navy Nuclear Attack Submarines Cannot Deploy. USS Boise Waited in the Queue Since 2017 and Lost Her Certification to Dive.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Needs 66 Nuclear Attack Submarines. By 2030 It May Have 46 — and China Is Watching

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Spent $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine That’s 22% Fixed. It Just Gave Up. The Sub Hasn’t Dived Since 2015.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

‘It Can’t Dive’: The U.S. Navy Wasted 11 Years and $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine They Never Fixed

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