USS Annapolis Docks in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

US Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) arrived to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Saturday.

The vessel is in the Shipyard for planned maintenance work and several system upgrades.

Annapolis, the tenth “improved” Los Angeles-class submarine, is homeported in Groton, CT.  She is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Annapolis, Maryland, site of the United States Naval Academy.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is the Navy’s center of excellence for attack submarine overhaul, repair and modernization.

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Naval Today Staff, Image: US Navy