December 21, 200619 yr From DefenseNews Posted 12/21/06 15:10 New Submarine To Be Delivered to U.S. Navy Early By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS General Dynamics Electric Boat is expected to deliver the new submarine Hawaii to the U.S. Navy on Dec. 22, several weeks ahead of schedule. The Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine earlier had been scheduled for a March 31, 2007 delivery, but shipbuilders Electric Boat and Northrop Grumman Newport News worked to speed up delivery in order to hold down construction costs, shipyard officials have said. Capt. Dave Johnson, the Navy’s Virginia-class program manager, confirmed the expected new delivery date. The Hawaii ran a series of builder and acceptance trials in December to check out its systems. The submarine is the third Virginia-class submarine to be completed. The Virginia was delivered in October 2004, and the Texas was turned over to the Navy in June. The Electric Boat and Newport News shipyards cooperate equally in building the SSN 774 Virginia-class submarines, with each yard responsible for specific portions of the ships. The yards alternate in final assembly of the submarines. Electric Boat builds major portions of the subs at its Quonset Point, R.I., facility and assembles ships in Groton, Conn., while Northrop Grumman’s work is done at Newport News, Va. The Hawaii is expected to be formally commissioned by the Navy in the spring and, after final outfitting, will be based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
December 22, 200619 yr Interesting article on the WAA on the Virginias, a search prompted by your article posting. When they say fiber optic sonar, they aren't kidding! www.nrl.navy.mil/content.php?P=04REVIEW177
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