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2. Lawrence York Spear - Wikipedia

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   Lawrence York Spear (23 October 1870 – 9 September 1950) was an American naval officer and businessman who spent the majority of his career working for the Electric Boat Company. Biography. Born in Warren, Ohio, Spear graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1890.

3. USS Idaho (SSN-799) - Wikipedia

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   Idaho. (SSN-799) The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774). 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 ...

4. USS Pargo (SSN-650) - Wikipedia

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   The contract to build Pargo was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down there on 3 June 1964. She was launched on 17 September 1966, sponsored by Mrs. Jean Gordon Holloway (née Hagood), the wife of retired Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr. (1898 ...

5. USS Springfield (SSN-761) - Wikipedia

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   USS Springfield (SSN-761), a Los Angeles -class submarine, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear the name. The boat was named in honor of both the cities of Springfield, Illinois and Springfield, Massachusetts . The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton ...

6. USS Vermont (SSN-792) - Wikipedia

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   12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk. USS Vermont (SSN-792) is a Virginia -class nuclear powered attack submarine in the United States Navy. She is the 19th boat of the class and the third vessel of the Navy to be named for the U.S. state of Vermont. Then Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus ...

7. John Philip Holland - Wikipedia

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   Sources. John Philip Holland, Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998 International Directory of Company Histories, Volume 86 under General Dynamics/Electric Boat Corporation, July 2007, St. James Press/Thomposon Gale Group, pp. 136–139