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Navy/USMC

Future USS Oregon Attack Sub Delivered To Navy

Tuesday, March 1st, 2022

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Future USS Oregon Attack Sub Delivered To Navy

The Virginia-class attack submarine Montana (SSN-794) undergoing initial sea trials with shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries News Shipbuilding division near Norfolk, Va. (Photo: HII)

General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] delivered the future USS Oregon (SSN-793) Virginia-class submarine to the U.S. Navy on Feb. 26, the government and company said on Monday. The Oregon is the 20th overall Virginia-class submarine and the second in the Block IV configuration. The Virginia-class vessels are co-produced by GD Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding [HII], with GD acting as the prime contractor. GD builds certain parts of every boat while HII builds other parts of…

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