{"id":47830,"date":"2024-10-04T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/04\/navy-identifies-three-vessels-impacted-by-faulty-shipyard-weld-work\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:32:33","slug":"navy-identifies-three-vessels-impacted-by-faulty-shipyard-weld-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2024\/10\/04\/navy-identifies-three-vessels-impacted-by-faulty-shipyard-weld-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy identifies three vessels impacted by faulty shipyard weld work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This report has been updated to include a statement from HII.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy leaders this week identified an aircraft carrier and two submarines affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/09\/27\/lawmakers-demand-answers-over-reports-of-faulty-navy-ship-welding\/\" target=\"_blank\">faulty weld issues<\/a> during work at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/11\/21\/navy-stands-up-sailor-quality-of-life-reforms-in-newport-news-shipyard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Newport News Shipyard<\/a> in Virginia, but say that the substandard work did not take place on components that affect ship safety or operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/01\/25\/armed-services-committee-adds-11-members-quality-of-life-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\">House and Senate armed services committee<\/a> members Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/09\/05\/del-toro-faces-hatch-act-violation-for-comments-on-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\">Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro<\/a> said impacted ships include the recently-revamped aircraft carrier George Washington and the brand-new attack submarines Hyman G. Rickover and New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing shipyard officials, Del Toro wrote that the issue involved \u201cwelders who did not follow welding procedures properly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"315\" height=\"560\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rlj_LL1UrEw\"\ntitle=\"YouTube video player\"\nframeborder=\"0\"\nallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\nallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cImportantly, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has assessed that the welds were not on components or systems that affect ship safety or operations,\u201d he wrote. \u201cNAVSEA, as the technical warrant holder, has determined the ships are safe to operate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Toro wrote that he first became aware of the issue on Sept. 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy had identified those three vessels as having been impacted as of Thursday, and Del Toro\u2019s memo states that the sea service is examining welds on 23 ships under construction or in maintenance to see if faulty welds there may impact future operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/09\/27\/lawmakers-demand-answers-over-reports-of-faulty-navy-ship-welding\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38_naval_submarine.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Lawmakers demand answers over reports of faulty Navy ship welding<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed concern over the safety of sailors and ships due to faulty welding in a shipyard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, officials with HII, the company that owns Newport News Shipbuilding, acknowledged that \u201csome welders knowingly circumvented certain welding procedures\u201d while working on military vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMalicious intent\u201d was ruled out as a the source of the problem, HII said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUpon discovery of some welders not consistently following procedures, we followed our protocol, took action to communicate with our customers and regulators in a timely manner and began working the issue with the Navy,\u201d the company said in an additional statement Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Justice is investigating the matter, lawmakers confirmed this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Toro promised to cooperate with that probe and wrote Thursday that the Navy \u201cis evaluating all legal options, and reserving our rights accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congressional leaders have pushed the Navy this week for more answers on the scope of the problem and how it was allowed to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese vessels are critical to U.S. defense,\u201d House Armed Services Committee members wrote to Del Toro this week. \u201cWe must ensure that these vessels are protected against any bad actors seeking to put U.S. national security or our service members at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Newport News yard is one of two in the United States focused on the nuclear fleet. The yard constructs parts of several submarine classes, as well as Ford-class aircraft carriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the timeframe of the faulty welds has not been disclosed, George Washington left the Newport News yard in May 2023 following its midlife maintenance overhaul that began in 2017 and was originally supposed to wrap in 2021. Officials blamed the delays on extra unanticipated work during the so-called refueling and complex overhaul, or RCOH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4886\" height=\"3257\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7821497.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7821497.jpg.jpg 4886w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7821497.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7821497.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7821497.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7821497.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7821497.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4886px) 100vw, 4886px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier George Washington man the rails as the ship gets underway from Newport News Shipyard in Newport News, Virginia in May 2023. The carrier has been identified as one of at least three vessels that underwent faulty weld work in the shipyard. (U.S. Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The carrier is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean and on its way to its new home port in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The submarine Hyman G. 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