![[USS Mississippi SSN-782]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_naWzhMIUc4fDycuN_-GrTJ1Qvc5xc3fD32uRhqtCOBVStYcriTx4NHCMGs3PGcqaH6E7KiX0P7HR7I2IsmbsSaFqusPr_QBpWOwtfWy1UWgsCA9-mfH7PtwozgsOpUj3hx38w/s1600/sea-trial-mississippijpg.jpg "Mississippi is the ninth ship of the Virginia Class, the most advanced submarines in the world")
General Dynamics Electric Boat today delivered the nuclear-powered attack submarine Mississippi (SSN-782) to the U.S. Navy 363 days ahead of contract schedule and more than $60 million below target cost. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.John Holmander, vice president and Virginia program manager for General Dynamics Electric Boat, noted that Mississippi was at the most combat-ready state of any Virginia-class submarine at delivery.
He credited the Navy, the shipbuilders and the supplier base for achieving significant shipbuilding benchmarks with the delivery of Mississippi.
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