09 May 2016
Shoddy pipes trip up one of Navy's top shipbuilding programs
The newest attack submarine returned from sea trials in March 2013; the Minnesota had done well and the boat was being delivered well ahead of schedule and on budget. But when inspectors discovered shoddy pipe fittings welded into a hard-to-access part of the steam propulsion system, all the extra time banked from early delivery was wiped out.
