Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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X, f 1 111111117 ji f 1 1 1 in v x i 5 1 N X TX ' XX X ' .2 X! XV7 ' itil ll X 1, W ff!! XX i i lil ff Ki, 0 Selected Restricted Availability CDSRAJ Aug. 19, 1989 when it entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard's Drydock No. 6. began at 0800, when the drydock and the blocks were inspected to ensure that the area was free of 1 debris. As soon as the drydock was inspected, the 1 1l2 hour process of flooding it with 48 ll 2 feet of water began. Once the tide was right, NIMITZ was brought into position over the blocks and the water was pumped out. The entire process of putting the 95,000 ton ship into the drydock took about 12 hours. major modifications to the ship was a complete p upgrade of the ship's 1 Combat Information Center. Other work included the sandblast- ing and painting of the ship's hull, maintenance of catapults and work on ship's voids and tanks. were removed for the first time on any NIMITZ-class carrier. Propellers and shafts were also removed and overhauled. The Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Depart- ment CAIMDJ received new electronic equip- ment to aid in maintain- ing the new FIA-18C Hornet and SH-60F verhaul completed in record time Seahawk helicopter. Members of the NIMITZ Self-Help Division rehabilitated several berthing spaces. Among the upgrades to berthing spaces were new racks, fresh paint and new tile. The upgrades made to NIMITZ normally take 12-14 months, but in NIMITZ' case, they 1 were completed by Puget Sound G Naval Shipyard workers along with i ship's company in a record seven V months. . CQ' 1 1 Q is w. . z J. , if 1 .Ht r, I k it 1 A ABOVE: USS Nimitz is towed into Dry Dock Number Six at the begining of DSRA.