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Saturday, July 09, 2011

Future USS California successfully completes sea trials

USS CaliforniaThe future USS California (SSN 781) returned to Newport News, Va. on July 2 after successfully completing its initial, or Alpha, sea trials.

Built under a teaming agreement by Electric Boat in Groton and Huntington Ingalls-Newport News, the submarine will be commissioned this fall in Norfolk, Va.

The tests during Alpha sea trials included diving to test depth, conducting an emergency surfacing and testing the submarine’s propulsion plant designed to evaluate the ship’s seaworthiness and operational performance. Cmdr. Dana Nelson, a Clinton native, commands the submarine.

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