News Story: USS Nimitz completes sea trials

USS Nimitz (Image: Wiki Commons)

by Richard Tomkins

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has successfully completed sea trails following 20 months of maintenance, repairs and upgrades, the U.S. Navy reports.

CVN 68 pulled into San Diego, Calif., Oct. 10, after completing a successful 6-day sea trial and officially marking the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability.

Nimitz got underway for the first time since January 2015 when it pulled away from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Oct. 5 to begin the sea trials phase.

Sea trials of the Nimitz were to assess the ship's readiness by evaluating the crew's performance, and testing the operability of the ship's equipment and upgrades.

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