General Dynamics Delivers Battery Powered Nuclear Attack Submarine to Navy

General Dynamics Delivers Battery Powered Nuclear Attack Submarine to Navy

by | May 4, 2020

Category: Marine + Boats

General Dynamics Delivers Battery Powered Nuclear Attack Submarine to Navy

GROTON, Conn. (April 17, 2020) – General Dynamics Electric Boat Friday delivered the nuclear-powered attack submarine Vermont (SSN 792) to the U.S. Navy. Electric Battery Powered Nuclear Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD).

Vermont is the 19th submarine of the Virginia Class, which provides the Navy with the capabilities required to retain undersea dominance well into the 21st century. Vermont is the first of the ten-ship group of Virginia-class submarines known as Block IV. These ships embody a Navy and industry commitment to affordably deliver new submarines to the fleet with unmatched stealth and strike capacity.

“The shipbuilders of Electric Battery Powered Boat are proud to deliver Vermont to our Navy, an extraordinarily capable ship,” said Kevin Graney, President, General Dynamics Electric Boat. “I am pleased to report that the Vermont has received some of the highest quality ratings in the history of the Virginia program. We wish Vermont and her crew a long and distinguished career in defense of our nation.”

Virginia-class submarines displace 7,835 tons, with a hull length of 377 feet and a diameter of 34 feet. They are capable of speeds in excess of 25 knots and can dive to a depth greater than 800 feet, while carrying Mark 48 advanced capability torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles.

General Dynamics Electric Boat has a workforce of more than 16,600 employees at its three primary locations in Groton and New London, Connecticut, and Quonset Point, Rhode Island. General Dynamics Electric Boat is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; IT services; C4ISR solutions; and shipbuilding and ship repair. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $36.2 billion in revenue in 2018.

More information about Electric Battery Powered Boat is available at www.gdeb.com.

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