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

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.