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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

California's Crew Moves Aboard

California's Crew Moves AboardHuntington Ingalls Industries today welcomed the crew of the newest Virginia-class submarine, California (SSN 781), as it moved aboard to prepare for the crew's first meal Tuesday in the ship's galley.

California, the seventh ship of the class and named to honor the "Golden State," is in the final stages of construction and testing at HII's Newport News shipyard.

Upon delivery to the Navy in 2011, California will be the most modern and sophisticated attack submarine in the world, providing undersea supremacy well into the 21st century.

The submarine's next significant construction milestone is initial sea trials, an aggressive series of operational tests that demonstrate the submarine's capabilities.

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