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USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) will be the lead boat of the United States Navy's Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and the Navy's first vessel to be named for the District of Columbia. On 25 July 2016, U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced that the new submarine would be named USS Columbia. [ 2 ]
On 28 July 2016, it was reported that the first submarine of the class will be named Columbia, to commemorate the District of Columbia, the capital of the United States. [28] The Columbia class was officially designated on 14 December 2016 by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, and the lead submarine will be USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826). [29]
Jun. 4—NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Electric Boat held a keel-laying ceremony Saturday morning to mark the beginning of construction for the submarine District of Columbia (SSBN 826), the first of ...
The Columbia class was officially designated on 14 December 2016, by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, and the lead submarine will be USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826). [52] The Navy wants to procure the first Columbia-class boat in FY2021, [53] though it is not expected to enter service until 2031. [54] [55]
General Dynamics' (GD) Electric Boat division will construct the Columbia Class fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) 826 and 827 submarines, per the recent deal terms.
The USS Columbia will be in service at least another 10 years, Foster said. Around the time it reaches the 40 years of service mark, the U.S. Navy will make a determination on whether that service ...
USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) 14 September 1959 USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618) 4 January 1963 Ethan Allen was the only SSBN to fire live missile and detonate nuclear warhead at test range proving theory. Lafayette: 9 USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) 17 January 1961 USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) 09 April 1964 James Madison: 10 USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629 ...
Columbia-class (SSBN), thus far the Navy has only announced the names of the first two submarines, lead boat USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826), and USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827), named for the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), and the state of Wisconsin, respectively.