HII Launches Virginia-class Submarine Arkansas at Newport News Shipbuilding

(Image credit: Ashley Cowan, HII)

HII announced that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.

Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was launched and moved by tugboats to a submarine pier at the shipyard for final outfitting, testing, and crew certification…

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