After being under construction for almost a decade, the aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush was accepted by the US Navy following final seatrials last Friday.

Northrop Grumman delivers Bush aircraft carrier to Navy

As the Navy officially took ownership of the ship, it acquired the most technologically advanced and capable aircraft carrier in the world.

But the Bush wasn’t without its problems. The ship was delivered about a year late because of labor shortages in the Newport News yard and a host of construction deficiencies that the Navy required to be repaired before it would accept delivery.

The carrier also was part of a sweeping Northrop-Navy probe into faulty welding practices in Newport News, though no major problems have been identified on the Bush.

The Bush’s delivery marks the end of a long, storied chapter in Navy shipbuilding and for the Newport News shipyard. It is the 10th and final ship of the Nimitz class — all of which were built in Newport News — and all of which are still active in the fleet.