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2. Bath Iron Works - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Asherah (submarine) - Wikipedia

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   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).

4. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company - Wikipedia

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   In 1998 General Dynamics bought NASSCO in a $415 million deal. [18] On October 31, 2011, General Dynamics-NASSCO acquired Metro Machine Corp, a surface-ship repair company in Norfolk, Virginia, and renamed it NASSCO-Norfolk. [19] The company had been conducting ship repairs and conversions for the U.S. Navy since 1972.

5. SSN (X)-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   General Dynamics Electric Boat (expected) Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding (expected) Operators United States Navy: Preceded by: Virginia class: Cost: $5.6 billion to $7.2 billion per unit: Built: 2034 (planned) In service: 2042 (planned) General characteristics (conceptual) Type: Nuclear attack submarine: Propulsion ...

6. USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) - Wikipedia

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   Both the boat's name and her sponsor were announced by the Secretary of the Navy at a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard on 9 January 2015. [6] Hyman G. Rickover ' s christening occurred on 31 July 2021, [ 7 ] and she was commissioned on 14 October 2023, during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London , in Groton, Connecticut .

7. Fore River Shipyard - Wikipedia

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   The shipyard traces its beginnings back to 1882, when Thomas A. Watson purchased a farm alongside the Fore River in East Braintree, Massachusetts.In 1884, Watson attempted to farm the land, but soon realizing that it was a failure, decided to work on a steam engine after he was approached by a local businessman.