Huntington Ingalls Industries, America’s largest military shipbuilder, announced on Thursday that the Virginia New Jersey-class submarine (SSN 796) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. .
The 7,800-ton submarine, which had been in a floating dock since being moved from a construction facility in March, was sunk and moved by tug to the shipyard’s submarine dock for refitting, final crew testing and certification.
“Achieving this construction milestone has been a very rewarding event for our shipbuilding team,” said Jason Ward, Newport News’ vice president of Virginia-class submarine construction. “Our shipbuilders and suppliers have spent years working hard on this vital capability to maintain their customers’ undersea supremacy. We now look forward to doing a surface test program and working towards sea trials so that we can deliver to the Navy. ”
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Through a partnership agreement with General Dynamics Electric Boat, approximately 10,000 shipbuilders, as well as suppliers from all 50 states, have been involved in New Jersey’s construction since work began in 2016. New Jersey finished about 92%.
The Virginia-class submarines, a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines, are built for a variety of offshore and coastal missions to replace the Navy’s Los Angeles-class submarines as they retire. Virginia-class submarines are packed with dozens of new technologies and enhancements that increase their firepower, maneuverability, and stealth to greatly enhance their combat capabilities. These submarines are capable of supporting multiple mission areas and can operate at more than 25 knots for months.
