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The future Block IV Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at Newport News. She was ordered on 28 April 2014 and not laid down until November 2022, highlighting how far behind 774 production is running.
Arkansas SSN 800 Rollout from MOF to FDD
Arkansas SSN 800 with dock flooded before Launch
Arkansas SSN 800 Launch
Arkansas SSN 800 Launch
Arkansas is the 27th Virginia-class submarine and will be the 13th delivered by HII’s NNS.
She is the fifth vessel to be named for the “Toothpick State,” following CGN-41, a Virginia-class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser that left the fleet unexpectedly in 1998, and BB-33, the iconic Wyoming-class dreadnought that gave 34 years of service across both World Wars.
“Opening the Attack” Painting, Watercolor on Paper; by Dwight C. Shepler; 1944 D-Day, USS Arkansas opening up off Normandy. NHHC 88-199-ew