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Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Navy Sub Mississippi To Be Assigned To New London Base


Naval Submarine Base New London
One of the U.S. Navy's newest submarines will be assigned temporarily to the state's Naval Submarine Base New London, a move hailed Monday by elected officials as a reflection of the base's importance.

The USS Mississippi will be making the same first stop as other Virginia-class submarines, but local officials and the state's congressional delegation are eager to find signs of strength as they gird for the possibility that the base, in Groton, an hour's drive southeast of Hartford, will be targeted by theU.S. Department of Defense for closure.

Connecticut's two U.S. senators said the Navy confirmed the submarine will be going to the base in Groton, in the southeastern part of the state, taking the number of subs based there to 16.

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