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Monday, April 20, 2009

Navy readies a Missouri namesake

USS MissouriThe famous name USS Missouri is headed back to the high seas.

Not the mighty battleship on which the Japanese formally surrendered to end World War II. That vessel is now a museum at Pearl Harbor.

But the name USS Missouri will live on, assigned to a $2 billion nuclear-powered attack submarine now being welded together in Groton, Conn.

When it is christened later this year, the Navy says, it will be the most advanced submarine in the world.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete20/4/09 13:16

    Just imagine so many submarines - 30 Virginias - enough to staff a harem ;)

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