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2. 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 and engineering facility in New London, Connecticut.

3. USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740) - Wikipedia

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   The contract to build Rhode Island (SSBN-740) was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 5 January 1988 and her keel was laid down there on 15 September 1988. She was launched on 17 July 1993, sponsored by Mrs. Kati Machtley, and commissioned on 9 July 1994, with Captain John K. Eldridge commanding the Blue Crew and Commander Michael ...

4. USS Iowa (SSN-797) - Wikipedia

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   Iowa ' s keel was laid down on 20 August 2019 at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. [2] She was christened on 17 June 2023 by Christie Vilsack, the boat's sponsor and former First lady of Iowa.

5. USS Idaho (SSN-799) - Wikipedia

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   Idaho (SSN-799), a Virginia -class submarine, will be the fifth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Idaho. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on 23 August 2015, at a ceremony in Idaho. [3] The keel laying ceremony took place 24 August 2020 at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingston, RI. [4] Idaho is projected to cost around $2.6 ...

6. USS District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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   In 2021, construction began on District of Columbia at General Dynamics ' Electric Boat facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. [4] A keel laying ceremony was held at the shipyard on 4 June 2022. [1] Completion of District of Columbia is scheduled for 2030, followed by her entry into service in 2031.

7. USS Providence (SSN-719) - Wikipedia

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   USS Providence (SSN-719), a Los Angeles -class submarine, is the fifth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for Providence, Rhode Island. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 16 April 1979 and her keel was laid down on 14 October 1982. She was launched on 4 August 1984 sponsored by Mrs. William F ...

8. General Dynamics - Wikipedia

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   General Dynamics Corporation ( GD) is an American publicly traded aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and fifth largest in the United States by total sales. [2] The company is a Fortune 100 company, and was ranked No. 94 in 2022. [3]

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.