On 27 August, a keel-laying ceremony for the future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) was held at General Dynamics Electric Boat’s facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The submarine will be the second vessel of the Columbia class, the newest generation of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines designed for the United States’ strategic deterrent force.

General Dynamics Electric Boat starts construction of second Columbia-class submarine for U.S. Navy

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On 27 August, a keel-laying ceremony for the future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) was held at General Dynamics Electric Boat’s facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island.

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