Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard employees reattach a propeller to the Number 3 shaft of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) at Newport News, Va., on July 23, 2005. The ship has four brass propellers that are 22 feet in diameter and weigh 66,200 pounds. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is undergoing a Docked Planned Incremental Availability at the Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard.

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