190315-N-N0101-115 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 15, 2018) The final piece of the new main mast of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is installed at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding, March 15, 2019. The 34-foot upper mast section raises the ship’s distinctive profile 123 feet above the flight deck. George Washington is half-way into a refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding. RCOH is a nearly four-year project performed only once during a carrier's 50-year service life that includes refueling of the ship's two nuclear reactors, as
190315-N-N0101-115 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 15, 2018) The final piece of the new main mast of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is installed at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding, March 15, 2019. The 34-foot upper mast section raises the ship’s distinctive profile 123 feet above the flight deck. George Washington is half-way into a refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding. RCOH is a nearly four-year project performed only once during a carrier's 50-year service life that includes refueling of the ship's two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repair, upgrades and modernization. ( Navy photo courtesy HHI by Matt Hildreth/Released)
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