{"id":20507,"date":"2020-09-22T16:18:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T16:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/22\/the-hapless-attack-sub-boise-will-return-to-the-fleet-in-2023-after-8-years-sidelined\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:58:27","slug":"the-hapless-attack-sub-boise-will-return-to-the-fleet-in-2023-after-8-years-sidelined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/09\/22\/the-hapless-attack-sub-boise-will-return-to-the-fleet-in-2023-after-8-years-sidelined\/","title":{"rendered":"The hapless attack sub Boise could return to the fleet in 2023 after 8 years sidelined"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 It has been five years since the attack submarine Boise<\/a> returned from its last patrol, and this whole time she has been waiting on some loving care and attention in the shipyards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, the check cleared for roughly $351.8 million that covers the initial planning and work as part of her overhaul at Huntington Ingalls Newport News <\/a>Shipbuilding where she has been in dry dock since earlier this year. Another contract covering the full engineering overhaul is in negotiations, according to Naval Sea System Command spokesperson Colleen O\u2019Rourke, work that will include significant maintenance on the nuclear propulsion system and modernization upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The running tab on Boise so far is $355 million, with advanced planning money already awarded, according to the Defense Department contract announcement. The work under this contract is scheduled to wrap up in May 2023, eight years after the sub left the operational fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\t