USS Hopper (DDG 70) entered dry dock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) for a major maintenance period, July 18.
Personnel from PHNSY & IMF, a Naval Sea Systems Command field activity, are overseeing and supervising the project. NAVSEA’s four public shipyards play a major role in maintaining America’s fleet and provide wartime surge capability to keep the nation’s ships ready for combat.
“We have a very robust, integrated schedule and testing plan to de-conflict work for all of the various maintenance and modernization activities,” said Lt. Cmdr. Mitch Perrett , Hopper DSRA project officer. “The effort put forth into getting this right will really pay off in execution.
The Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) encompasses more than $25 million of work, making it one of largest work packages conducted by the command on an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.
NAVSEA continuously improves its maintenance and modernization processes to ensure capability is delivered in a cost-effective way.
“We’re looking forward to a safe, high-quality availability to keep USS Hopper fit to fight, said Perrett.”
PHNSY & IMF is a full-service naval shipyard and regional maintenance center for the Navy’s surface ships and submarines. It is the largest industrial employer in the state of Hawaii with a combined civilian and military workforce of about 4,850 and an economic impact of $925 million.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, July 27, 2012; Image: US Navy