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International Directory of Company Histories, Volume 86 under General Dynamics/Electric Boat Corporation, July 2007, St. James Press/Thomposon Gale Group, pp. 136–139 The Defender, The Story of General Dynamics , by Roger Franklin.
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.
On 5 October 2019, Mrs Richardson christened Oregon at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. [5] The ship was commissioned on 28 May 2022 at Naval Submarine Base New London. [3] A contract modification for Oregon SSN-793, Montana (SSN-794), and Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) was initially awarded to Electric Boat for US$594.7 million
General Dynamics UK is the British subsidiary of the American defence and security corporation General Dynamics. Founded in London in 1962, the company has grown to include eight sites across the United Kingdom , including in Bristol , Chippenham , Hastings , Merthyr Tydfil , Oakdale and Rotherham .
The two-person submarine was commissioned in 1963, built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton, Connecticut, and launched on May 28, 1964. Asherah was 16 feet long, weighed 4.5 tons, and could move at up to 4 knots, powered by rechargeable batteries. She could dive to a depth of 600 feet (180 m).
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 21 March 1986, and her keel was laid down on 29 January 1990. She was launched on 4 January 1992 sponsored by Lynn Martin , and commissioned on 9 January 1993.
General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, CT 27 August 2004 17 June 2006 5 May 2007 In service [141] North Carolina: SSN-777 Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA 22 May 2004 5 May 2007 3 May 2008 In service [142] New Hampshire: SSN-778 II General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, CT 14 August 2003 30 April 2007 21 February 2008 25 October ...