BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Navy is retiring the USS Boise, ending the career of a 34-year-old attack submarine that spent roughly a decade out of service due to maintenance delays and shipyard backlogs.
Last Friday, the Navy announced plans to inactivate the Los Angeles-class submarine, bringing an early end to what was originally expected to be a 30- to 40-year service life.
The USS Boise was commissioned in 1992 and was considered one of the newer submarines of its class. It previously deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, including firing Tomahawk missiles during the opening phase of the conflict…