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First Navy submarine uses Portsmouth’s improved dry dock
By The Associated Press
May 6, 01:15 PM

KITTERY, Maine — A key element of a $1.7 billion modernization effort at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was used for the first time with the docking of the USS Cheyenne, Navy officials said Friday.
The Los Angeles-class boat was the first submarine to enter Dry Dock 1 without buoyancy assistance last month, officials said.
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