USS Key West Begins Engineered Overhaul

From Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY) began the engineered overhaul (EOH) of USS Key West (SSN 722), July 29.

EOHs are the largest and most complex type of maintenance and modernization projects conducted at the shipyard. An EOH is a major depot-level availability near the mid-point of a submarine's service life to refurbish major equipment, perform maintenance required to maintain safe and unrestricted operations, as well as conduct modernization of the submarine's systems.

"Our goal is to complete [the EOH] in less than two years," said Nathan Lorenzo, project superintendent.

Planning for the EOH began more than a year ago.

"I appreciate all the hard work and effort to make this [overhaul] a success," Lorenzo said. "Planning products, such as job summaries, task group instructions, schedules, and financial and resource reviews, were ready on or ahead of time, he noted.

"We provide a service. We deliver a product -operational ships," Lorenzo said. "The young men and women who operate the ships we work on risk their lives to protect our country and provide us the opportunity to have the lifestyle we share today."

PHNSY, a Naval Sea Systems Command field activity, continuously improves its maintenance and modernization processes to ensure it delivers the right capability in a cost-effective way.