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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