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2. American submarine NR-1 - Wikipedia

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   American submarine. NR-1. 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) at stern stabilizers. Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was a unique United States Navy (USN) nuclear-powered ocean engineering and research submarine, built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at Groton, Connecticut.

3. General Dynamics Electric Boat - Wikipedia

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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 ...

4. USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) - Wikipedia

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   12 VPT tubes for BGM-109 Tomahawk, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes. USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795), is a Virginia -class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy and the second such boat commemorating Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, pioneer of the nuclear navy. [5] The boat's sponsor is Darleen Greenert ...

5. Victory Yard - Wikipedia

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   On 5 February 1942, the US Navy purchased the former Groton Iron Works property from Alfred Holter and Shell Oil Company for $222,000 using condemnation proceedings. [1] $9.5 million was spent to construct the Victory Yard, where General Dynamics Electric Boat began building submarines on 22 July 1942. [2]

6. USS John H. Dalton - Wikipedia

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   USS. John H. Dalton. The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774). USS John H. Dalton (SSN-808) will be a nuclear-powered Virginia -class submarine for the United States Navy, the seventh of the Block V attack submarines and 35th overall of the class. She will be the first U.S. Naval vessel named for John Howard Dalton, the 70th ...

7. USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) - Wikipedia

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   On 13 March 2016, following completion of her ERO, Kentucky deployed for the boat's first strategic deterrent mission since 2011. [13] On July 18 2023, Kentucky made a port visit to the Busan Naval Base in South Korea, the first such visit in over forty years. Just days prior, USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) made a port visit to HMNB Clyde in Scotland ...

8. USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) - Wikipedia

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   140 enlisted [1][2] Armament. MK-48 torpedoes. 20 × Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles. USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) is a United States Navy Ohio -class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1988. She is the fourth ship and first submarine of the U.S. Navy to be named for Tennessee, the 16th state.

9. Electric boat - Wikipedia

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   An electric boat is a powered watercraft driven by electric motors, which are powered by either on-board battery packs, solar panels or generators. [ 1 ] While a significant majority of water vessels are powered by diesel engines , with sail power and gasoline engines also popular, boats powered by electricity have been used for over 120 years.