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  2. Columbia-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia-class is to replace the Ohio-class of ballistic missile submarines, whose remaining boats are to be decommissioned, one per year, beginning in 2028. [citation needed] The Columbia class will take over the role of submarine presence in the United States’ strategic nuclear force. [6]

  3. USS Columbia (SSN-771) - Wikipedia

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    USS Columbia (SSN-771) is the 21st flight III, or Improved (688i) Los Angeles-class attack submarine of the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1995, the submarine is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and homeported in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam .

  4. Ohio-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. US Navy, Electric Boat, lawmakers and workers celebrate ... - AOL

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    Members of Congress, U.S. Navy brass and submarine manufacturing workers on Saturday celebrated the start of construction on the U.S. Navy’s next-generation Columbia-class nuclear ballistic ...

  6. List of submarine classes of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    Submarines of the United States Navy are built in classes, using a single design for a number of boats. Minor variations occur as improvements are incorporated into the design, so later boats of a class may be more capable than earlier. Also, boats are modified, sometimes extensively, while in service, creating departures from the class standard.

  7. Weak shipbuilding could be the US Navy's Achilles' heel in a ...

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    The Navy's first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, a priority for the Pentagon, isn't expected to arrive until 12 to 16 months after its planned delivery, potentially leaving a hole in ...

  8. General Dynamics Wins $481M Submarine Deal From U.S. Navy - AOL

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    General Dynamics' (GD) Columbia-class submarine is currently positioned to take over the role of submarine presence in the United States' strategic nuclear force. General Dynamics Wins $481M ...

  9. USS District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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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 ]