ProtectedShips Seeking lessons from refit delay By ANI - July 8, 2023 0 284 The aircraft carrier George Washington's refueling ran two years long, due to the pandemic, industrial base challenges and unplanned work in the propulsion plant. (MC2 Tatyana Freeman/U.S. Navy) With the aircraft carrier George Washington back at sea — albeit two years behind schedule — the U.S. Navy is combing through lessons learned from the delay in order to apply them to two other ships, Defense News reports. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)