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04/23/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Evaluation of the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Safety Quality Assurance Maintenance of Virginia-Class Submarines (Report No. DOWIG-2026-076)

April 23, 2026

Evaluation of the U.S. Navy's Submarine Safety Quality Assurance Maintenance of Virginia-Class Submarines (Report No. DOWIG-2026-076)

Evaluations

April
27
2026

Report No.: DOWIG-2026-076
Report Type: Evaluation
Component: Evaluations

What We Did:

For this evaluation, we assessed the quality assurance (QA) oversight of three Virginia-class submarines-USS New Hampshire, USS John Warner, and USS Oregon-by evaluating the quality assurance of the ships' Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) maintenance.

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