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General Dynamics Electric Boat [2] ( GDEB) is a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation. It has been the primary builder of submarines for the United States Navy for more than 100 years. The company's main facilities are a shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, a hull-fabrication and outfitting facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and a design ...
The Ohio -class submarines were constructed from sections of hull, with each four-deck section being 42 ft (13 m) in diameter. [6] [8] The sections were produced at the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and then assembled at its shipyard at Groton, Connecticut. [6] The US Navy has a total of 18 Ohio -class ...
The commissioning of New Mexico on 13 December 2008. USS New Mexico (SSN-779) is a Virginia -class nuclear powered fast- attack submarine of the United States Navy. She is the second U.S. warship named for the 47th state, after the early twentieth century super-dreadnought, USS New Mexico (BB-40) . New Mexico is the sixth vessel of her class ...
The Rhode Island Fast Ferry circles the turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm during a recent tour. Asked if he’s worried about the escalating prices for offshore wind, McKee said he wants to ...
In 2021, construction began on District of Columbia at General Dynamics' Electric Boat facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. A keel laying ceremony was held at the shipyard on 4 June 2022. Completion of District of Columbia is scheduled for 2030, followed by her entry into service in 2031.
Ferry service between Bristol and Providence will begin Wednesday, Dec. 20, according to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. RIDOT announced in a news release Monday that it has ...
Quonset Point can be reached by air and sea, as well as by road. Ferry service to and from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard is provided by Rhode Island Fast Ferry, and the port of Davisville offers berths for commercial shipping. The Quonset Airport is a general aviation facility with a 7,500 ft (2,300 m) runway and a staffed control tower.
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 14 August 2003. Construction began in January 2004. A keel-laying ceremony for the submarine was held at Electric Boat's Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, on 30 April 2007. Sponsor