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Learn about the history and operations of Electric Boat, a subsidiary of General Dynamics that builds submarines for the US Navy. Electric Boat has its main facilities in Groton, Connecticut, and has been the primary builder of submarines for over 100 years.
Learn about the history, functions and current units of the primary US Navy East Coast submarine base in Groton, Connecticut. The base is also known as the "Home of the Submarine Force" and hosts 16 attack submarines and over 21,000 personnel.
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 Nautilus was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole in 1958. Learn about its history, design, achievements, and preservation as a museum ship in Connecticut.
USS Seawolf was the second nuclear submarine and the only one with a liquid metal cooled reactor. She was commissioned in 1957, decommissioned in 1987, and disposed of in 1997.
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]
SSN (X) is a future nuclear-powered attack submarine program of the US Navy to succeed the Virginia and Seawolf classes. It aims to develop advanced technologies and capabilities for stealth, sensor, and firepower missions in the 2050-plus timeframe.
USS Daniel Webster was a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine named after the American statesman. She was the only ship of the US Navy to be named for Daniel Webster and had a unique bow plane configuration.