United
States Military Surface Ships: SSN 774 (USS VIRGINIA)
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Groton Shipyard, Conn. (Apr. 15, 2003) -- The Electric
Boat Corporation of Connecticut is the lead design
authority for the New Attack Submarine [NAS]. The
building of the first submarine is scheduled to start at
the company's Groton Shipyard in 1998, and funding has
been allocated for the second and third submarines.
Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding proposed to
construct New Attack Submarines as a team rather than as
competitors. This is consistent with Congressional
direction to involve both nuclear submarine
shipbuilders, to foster cooperation between the
shipbuilders on both construction and design
improvements, and to facilitate the combination of
knowledge and the insertion of advanced technology. Both
shipbuilders would use Electric Boat's digital design
database to construct New Attack Submarines and each
shipbuilder would then specialize in certain assemblies,
thereby approaching single learning curve efficiencies.
U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)
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