美國國防部所辦的“星條旗報”(Stars and Stripes)2016年3月13日報導: 美國海軍在2014年接收“薩默塞特”號軍艦後不久,該軍艦船體的油漆就開始脫落。 美國海軍認定該軍艦的製造商(美國亨廷頓英戈爾斯公司)在沒有對船體表面進行充分處理的情況下就塗上了第二層漆。 隨後,亨廷頓英戈爾斯公司的員工為軍艦重新塗了漆,向海軍提交了發票,然後又收取了31.5萬美元的費用。
原文: Shortly after the Navy accepted the USS Somerset in 2014, the hull paint began to peel. The Navy determined that Huntington Ingalls Industries, which built the ship at its former Avondale shipyard in New Orleans, didn't adequately prepare the surface before applying the second coat. HII workers repainted the vessel, submitted invoices, and received another $315,000 from the Navy.