050723-N-9132D-026 Newport News, Va. (July 23, 2005) - William Sparks of Hampton, Va., a rigger for the Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard, assists in mounting a propeller to the number three shaft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The ship has four brass propellers that are 22 feet in diameter and weigh 66,200 pounds. Washington is currently undergoing a docked Planned Incremental Availability at the Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Glen M. Dennis (RELEASED) US Navy 050723-N-9132D-026 William S

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050723-N-9132D-026 Newport News, Va. (July 23, 2005) - William Sparks of Hampton, Va., a rigger for the Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard, assists in mounting a propeller to the number three shaft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The ship has four brass propellers that are 22 feet in diameter and weigh 66,200 pounds. Washington is currently undergoing a docked Planned Incremental Availability at the Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Glen M. Dennis (RELEASED) US Navy 050723-N-9132D-026 William Sparks of Hampton, Va., a rigger for the Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard, assists in mounting a propeller to the number three shaft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George W

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