The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat to carry out post-shakedown availability (PSA) maintenance on the nuclear submarine USS New Mexico.

Under the $51.8m contract, the company will perform PSA services including maintenance, repairs, alterations and testing of the vessel’s equipment.

The 377ft-long, 34ft-wide USS New Mexico is the sixth Virginia Class submarine, and has a submerged displacement capacity of 7,835t.

With an accommodation of 134 crew and a maximum speed in excess of 25kt, the submarine will undertake operations including anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare, covert precision strike, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.

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Work will be carried out at the company’s facility in Groton and is expected to be complete by July 2011.

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Electric Boat, together with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, has received contracts to produce a total of 18 Virginia Class submarines of the US Navy’s plan for 30 vessels.