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Saturday, December 23, 2006

EB delivers submarine Hawaii ahead of schedule

USS HawaiiElectric Boat delivered the latest nuclear-powered attack submarine, the Hawaii, to the U.S. Navy during a special ceremony on Friday.

"This is a perfect ending to a challenging year for Electric Boat," EB President John P. Casey said.

Casey said the seven-year construction process took 10 million hours of work, which is two million less than what it took to build the USS Virginia. Improved efficiency will help the shipyard meet the Navy's goal of building two submarines a year, Casey said.

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