Navy OKs $450M Kittery repair job

The U.S. Navy has officially committed to repairing the USS Miami at Kittery-Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a restoration expected to cost approximately $450 million.
According to a release from U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, the Naval Sea Systems Command plans to restore the Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine, which had been stationed at Kittery for a 20-month overhaul when it was extensively damaged in a May 23 fire. The fire was set by a civili ...