US Navy christens nuclear submarine USS Arkansas
A member of the Little Rock Nine launched a bottle of sparkling wine into the hull of the Virginia-class submarine at Newport News Shipbuilding.
Huntington Ingalls christens Virginia-class submarine Arkansas
Huntington Ingalls (HII) christened the fast-attack Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) on Dec. 7 at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. Arkansas is the 27th Virginia-class submarine,
US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine Arkansas christened
The future USS Arkansas will be the 27th Virginia-class submarine and the fifth naval vessel to carry the name Arkansas.
Future USS Arkansas, the latest Virginia-class submarine, christened
The future Virginia-class attack submarine USS Arkansas was christened Saturday in Newport News, Va.
Member of Little Rock Nine Christens Nuclear Submarine Named for Arkansas
In 2018, then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus named the six women of the Little Rock Nine as sponsors of the ship. Besides LaNier, Elizabeth Eckford and Gloria Ray Karlmark also attended the ceremony. All the sponsors had their initials welded into steel plates when the submarine's keel was laid in 2022.
HII Christens Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Arkansas
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) today christened Virginia -class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.
Member of Little Rock Nine christens nuclear submarine USS Arkansas in Newport News
The nuclear submarine was christened Saturday, almost a decade in the making since the U.S. Navy announced that a Virginia-class submarine would bear the state’s name. The sub is expected to
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Submarine gets ready to take on seas after christening
The Navy is getting an early Christmas present as the construction of the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas at Newport News ...