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Learn about the history and products of Electric Boat, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation and the primary builder of submarines for the US Navy. Find out how Electric Boat designed and constructed the first nuclear submarine, the first ballistic missile submarine, and the Virginia-class submarines.
The company retained this function as a division of General Dynamics Corporation when that company was formed by a reorganization of Electric Boat in 1952. [2] The company was dissolved in 2000 and its functions were relocated to Electric Boat's main facility in Groton, Connecticut. [3] [4]
NR-1 was a unique nuclear-powered ocean engineering and research submarine that performed underwater search and recovery, oceanographic research, and installation and maintenance of underwater equipment. It was the smallest nuclear submarine ever put into operation and had the capability to remain submerged for long periods of time.
USS Vermont is a nuclear-powered attack submarine in the United States Navy, named after the U.S. state of Vermont. She was commissioned in 2020 and arrived in Pearl Harbor, HI in 2023.
General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced on 5 August 2024 it has been awarded a $1.3 billion undefinitized contract modification allowing Electric Boat to purchase long lead time materials for Virginia Class Block VI submarines. [204]
USS Idaho is a Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine named after the state of Idaho. It was launched in August 2024 and is expected to be commissioned in 2025.
The Los Angeles class, also known as the 688 class, is a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine in service with the U.S. Navy since 1976. It is the largest and most numerous class of attack submarines in the world, with 62 built and 24 remaining active.
USS Skipjack was the lead ship of the Skipjack class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, named after the skipjack tuna. She was the world's fastest submarine in the 1960s, with a tear-drop hull, a single propeller, and a Westinghouse S5W reactor.