Newport News Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), which arrived at NNS today.

“Our team has been diligently working to get ahead on this critical engineering and construction project that will prepare USS Harry S. Truman for the second half of her service life,” said Bryan Caccavale, vice president of Program Management. “This project to ready the ship to rejoin the fleet is a team effort, across shipbuilders, suppliers and our Navy partners, and we are honored to do our part.”

The RCOH represents nearly a third of all maintenance and modernization in an aircraft carrier’s service life. During RCOH on CVN 75, NNS will perform hull and freeboard blast and paint, repairs to its propellers, sea chests, shafts, and rudders and defueling and refueling of its power plant.

Built at NNS, CVN 75 was christened in 1996 and delivered to the Navy in 1998. USS Harry S. Truman will be the eighth Nimitz-class carrier to undergo RCOH at NNS. This effort will produce a recapitalized aircraft carrier capable of supporting current and future national strategy objectives while continuing to operate as the centerpiece of the Navy fleet and national defense for decades to come.