The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will be homeported at the Navy base in Everett after it finishes maintenance work in Bremerton, Navy officials announced today.
The announcement is good news for local officials, who have been worried about the economic impact of the loss of the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln once that ship is sent to a new homeport after its next major overhaul.
“Bringing the USS Nimitz to Naval Station Everett is great news for our community and the right move for our national security,” said Congressman Rick Larsen.
“The Navy constructed a base in Everett to support a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier because it is a deepwater port that never needs to be dredged with unimpeded access to the Pacific,” said Larsen, a 2nd District Democrat who has fought to keep Naval Station Everett and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island off base-closure lists. “Having a carrier at Everett is vital to the local economy, supporting hundreds of good jobs in the ship repair industry and thousands of jobs in the community.”
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