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Saturday, January 10, 2015

New Virginia-class sub to be named for Rickover

Los Angeles-class SSNNavy Secretary Ray Mabus announced Friday that an upcoming Virginia-class attack submarine will be named for the late Hyman G. Rickover, the admiral known as the father of the nuclear Navy.

Virginia class submarines are built in a teaming arrangement between General Dynamics Electric Boat of Groton, Conn. and Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. The two yards take turns delivering them to the Navy.

The Hyman G. Rickover will be delivered by Newport News.

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