The Navy’s saddest fast-attack sub will finally get the tender loving maintenance it needs
April 29
The fast-attack submarine Boise arrives at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News shipyard in Virginia in 2018. (Huntington Ingalls Industries)
Back in October 2015, Adele soared to the top of the pop charts with the song “Hello,” and then-Vice President Joe Biden confirmed he would not be running for president the following year.
It was also the last month that the hapless fast-attack submarine Boise was out on patrol.
The boat was supposed to head into maintenance back then, but an unending backlog in availabilities meant the sub had to wait … and wait … and wait.