缅因州约克县基特里市核潜艇哥伦比亚号10月29日抵达朴茨茅斯海军造船厂：进入服役期延长项目、上艘华盛顿号10月27日刚出坞
美国海军洛杉矶级核攻击潜艇哥伦比亚号10月29日抵达位于缅因州基特里市西维岛的朴茨茅斯海军造船厂，开始按计划进行的维护，进入海军服役期延长项目。造船厂指挥官杰西·奈斯上校当天在声明中表示，随着哥伦比亚号进入服役期延长项目，艇员与技术精湛的造船厂工匠已准备好让它重返舰队，并超越此前在夏延号与汉普顿号上取得的成绩。第二潜艇中队指挥官迈克·波普拉夫斯基上校表示，哥伦比亚号是一艘有着光荣服役历史的一线攻击潜艇，他对艇员与造船厂专业人员的合作充满信心，相信未来数月的检修工作将为国家提供一艘正当其时的强大战舰。哥伦比亚号由威廉·墨菲中校指挥，基特里镇将担任该艇艇员的接待社区。哥伦比亚号的抵达紧随10月27日弗吉尼亚级核潜艇华盛顿号在同一造船厂出坞，后者正在进行维护期检修。
Kittery, York County, Maine: Nuclear Submarine USS Columbia Arrives at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Oct. 29: Enters Service Life Extension Program, USS Washington Undocked Oct. 27
The U.S. Navy's Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine USS Columbia arrived on October 29 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey Island in Kittery, Maine, to begin scheduled maintenance under the Navy's Service Life Extension Program. Shipyard Commander Capt. Jesse Nice said in a statement that day that, as Columbia enters the Service Life Extension Program, its sailors and the shipyard's skilled craftspeople stand ready to return it to the fleet, surpassing previous achievements on USS Cheyenne and USS Hampton. Capt. Mike Poplawski, commodore of Submarine Squadron Two, said Columbia is a front-line attack submarine with a proud history of service, and that he is confident the crew and shipyard professionals working together will, over the coming months of overhaul work, provide the nation with a formidable warship at the exact point of need. USS Columbia is commanded by Cmdr. William Murphy, and the town of Kittery will serve as the host community for its crew. Columbia's arrival follows the October 27 undocking of the Virginia-class nuclear submarine USS Washington at the same shipyard, which is undergoing a maintenance period.
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