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Fore River Shipyard was a shipyard owned by General Dynamics Corporation located on Weymouth Fore River in Braintree and Quincy, Massachusetts.It began operations in 1883 in Braintree, and moved to its final location on Quincy Point in 1901.
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 3 May 1991 and her keel was laid down on 14 September 1992. She was launched on 1 September 1997, sponsored by Patricia L. Rowland, wife of the Governor of Connecticut, John G. Rowland , and commissioned on 11 December ...
In 1995, Bath Iron Works was bought by General Dynamics. In 2001, the company wrapped up a four-year effort to build the Land Level Transfer Facility, an enormous concrete platform for final assembly of its ships, instead of building them on a sloping way so that they could slide into the Kennebec at launch.
Both the boat's name and her sponsor were announced by the Secretary of the Navy at a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard on 9 January 2015. [6] Hyman G. Rickover ' s christening occurred on 31 July 2021, [ 7 ] and she was commissioned on 14 October 2023, during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London , in Groton, Connecticut .
L. Y. Spear was laid down by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division at Quincy, Massachusetts, on 5 May 1966; launched on 7 September 1967; sponsored by the wife of Vice Admiral Schade, Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet; and commissioned on 28 February 1970.
Nautilus ' s keel was laid at General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division in Groton, Connecticut, by Harry S. Truman on 14 June 1952. [13] She was christened on 21 January 1954 and launched into the Thames River, sponsored by Mamie Eisenhower. Nautilus was commissioned on 30 September 1954, under the command of Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson, USN. [2]
General Dynamics Electric Boat: Lafayette: 28 December 1961 27 April 1963 9 April 1964 30 August 1990 December 2023 La Jolla: SSN-701 General Dynamics Electric Boat: Los Angeles: 16 October 1976 11 August 1979 24 October 1981 15 November 2019 Active San Francisco: SSN-711 Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. Los Angeles: 26 May 1977 27 ...
General Dynamics Electric Boat [1] Identification: Pennant number:SSN-808: General characteristics; Class and type: Virginia-class submarine: Displacement: 10,200 tons: Length: 460 ft (140 m) Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m) Draft: 32 ft (9.8 m) Propulsion: S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine: Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) Endurance: can remain submerged for ...