Artist’s rendering of the Columbia-class SSBN submarine. These submarines are critical for our national defense and will embody the commitment to excellence our shipbuilders bring to their work daily,” said Kevin Graney, president of GDEB. “With the Columbia-class program, the Navy has entrusted Electric Boat to deliver the next sixty years of nuclear deterrence for our nation, continuing the company’s legacy of delivering the finest, most technically advanced submarines in the world.
The USS District of Columbia is the first ship in the new class of SSBNs built for the US Navy by GDEB, sponsored by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the delegate to the House of Representatives from the ship’s namesake, the District of Columbia. It will remain throughout the boat’s service life to remind the crew of the strong bond between the vessel and her sponsor.
Fighters, Nukes, Missiles – US Moves Draft Legislation To Reduce Dependency On Russia & China For Ammo Suppliesĭuring a keel-laying ceremony, the ship sponsor initials are welded onto a steel plate for installation on the submarine. On June 4, members of the US Congress and US Navy officials joined employees of General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) in a ‘keel laying’ ceremony for the US Navy’s next-generation Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) - USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826), at GDEB’s facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
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