Hii redelivery returns the USS George Washington (CVN 73), an aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class, to the US Navy.

HII (NYSE: HII) ?nn??nc?? t???? th?t its N?w???t N?ws Shi???il?in? ?ivisi?n h?s ????liv???? th? n?cl???-??w???? ?i?c???t c???i?? USS G????? W?shin?t?n (CVN 73) t? th? U.S. N?v?. Th? ????liv??? t??k ?l?c? ??t?? s?cc?ss??l s?? t?i?ls th?t t?st?? th? shi?’s s?st?ms ??ll?win? its ?????lin? ?n? c?m?l?x ?v??h??l (RCOH) ?t NNS. S?? t?i?ls t?st th? c???i??’s s?st?ms ?n? ?????ti?ns ?t s??, incl??in? hi?h-s???? ?????ti?ns. Th? t?i?ls t??m, c?m??isin? s?il??s, shi???il???s ?n? ??v??nm?nt ?????s?nt?tiv?s, ??ts th? shi? th????h ? s??i?s ?? t?sts ??si?n?? t? ???v? s?st?m ??????m?nc? ?n? ??m?nst??t? ?ll th? c???i??’s c????iliti?s ?t s??.

“G?ttin? ??? w??shi? ????liv???? ?n? ??ck ??t t? s?? t? t?k? its ?l?c? ?s th? ???mi?? CVN in th? w??l?’s ????t?st N?v? is ? ?i??ct ??s?lt ?? th? t?n?cit? ?n? ??it ?is?l???? ?? ??? w???i?ht??s. T? ??? inc???i?l? S?il??s, c?nt??ct??s ?n? shi????? w??k??s: I ?m ????? ?? ???, ?n? I sinc???l? h??? ??? ???l ?n ?xt??m? s?ns? ?? ??i?? ?s w?ll, ?s??ci?ll? in li?ht ?? ??? ?nc?-in-?-li??tim? ?chi?v?m?nt. Y?? ?ll sh??? ?n ????l ???t in th? l???c? ?? ??ttin? ??? w??shi? ??ck int? N?v? s??vic? ?t ? ?iv?t?l m?m?nt in ??? ????t n?ti?n’s hist???. O?? c?ll?ctiv? int?nt is t? sh?w th? w??l? wh?t w? c?n ??, ?n? wh?t w? m?st ?? in s?????t ?? Am??ic?’s st??t??ic ?n? ?????ti?n?l ??j?ctiv?s,” s?i? C??t. B??nt G??t, W?shin?t?n‘s c?mm?n?in? ???ic??.

“R???liv??in? G????? W?shin?t?n t? th? N?v? is th? ?n? ??s?lt ?? inc???i?l? t??mw??k ??tw??n ??? shi???il???s, th? CVN 73 c??w, ??? ??v??nm?nt ???tn??s ?n? ?ll ?? ??? s???li??s. G????? W?shin?t?n h?s ??n? th????h ? t??ns???m?ti?n ?n? n?w ??t??ns t? th? ?l??t ?s ? ??ll? ??c??it?liz?? shi?, ????? t? s?????t ?n? missi?n ?n? s??v? ??? n?ti?n ??? ?n?th?? 25 ????s,” s?i? T??? W?st, NNS vic? ???si??nt, in-s??vic? ?i?c???t c???i?? ??????ms.

Th? RCOH ???c?ss is ??????m?? ?nl? ?nc? ???in? th? shi?’s li??tim? ?n? inv?lv?s ???????s t? n???l? ?v??? s??c? ?n? s?st?m ?n th? shi?. T?nks, th? h?ll, sh??tin?, ?????ll??s, ??????s, ?i?in?, v?ntil?ti?n, ?l?ct?ic?l, c?m??t ?n? ?vi?ti?n s?????t s?st?ms ??? ????i???, ???????? ?n? m????niz??. W??k ?ls? incl???s ?????lin? ?n? ?????lin? th? shi?’s tw? n?cl??? ???ct??s ?s w?ll ?s ????i?s, m?int?n?nc?, ?n? ???????s t? th? ?????lsi?n ?l?nt. NNS is th? ?nl? shi????? with th? skill?? w??k???c? ?n? ??ciliti?s ???i???? ??? this ???j?ct. USS G????? W?shin?t?n is th? sixth Nimitz-cl?ss c???i?? t? ?n????? RCOH. Th? RCOH ?????s?nts 35% ?? ?ll m?int?n?nc? ?n? m????niz?ti?n in ?n ?i?c???t c???i??’s s??vic? li??. W??k c?ntin??s ?t NNS ?n th? RCOH ??? USS J?hn C. St?nnis (CVN 74), with st???? ??????ss s? ??? this ????, incl??in? th? inst?ll?ti?n ?? th? m?in m?st.