CBO concludes that the existing Naval Shipyards will lack adequate capacity to complete planned ship maintenance in 25 of the next 30 years, with a persistent shortfall of more than 2,500 trade personnel all working consistent 20% overtime.
The U.S. Navy’s 70 submarines represent nearly one-quarter of its total fleet. Like all naval ships, those submarines require several periods of intensive mainte-nance during their service life. Navy policy dictates that most maintenance on nuclear-powered ships (all U.S. submarines are nuclear-powered) be performed by the four shipyards it owns and operates.