Newport News Shipbuilding Delivers First Columbia-Class Stern

Newport News Shipbuilding has delivered the stern for first-in-class submarine District of Columbia (SSBN 826) to General Dynamics Electric Boat. This marks a major milestone for the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program. The unit was transported by barge to Electric Boat’s facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Take a moment to watch this time-lapse video showing the historic move as shipbuilders transport the unit from an NNS production facility to a barge and out into the James River.

[@geomodelrailroader]

first stern unit delivered to Groton Good Job NNS keep them coming!

[@SuperSMT]

To Quonset actually!
For now at least

[@bbaz6729]

Stuff like this is awesome and hard.

[@Grumman-8k]

This ship is hilariously huge just from the look of the stern

[@user-bt8vn3dj6o]

Great job.

[@chrisfisichella6659]

excellent job!!!

[@nfuryboss]

Very cool!
Go USA!

[@josephbrands6303]

They are really building the thing! WOW! First new BOOMER built since the last Ohio Class, USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) was commissioned in 1997! Probably will be at least 2027 before Columbia is finished, so 30 years since the last one.

[@mikeking7381]

I remember when the Ohio class was new

[@karneasada6025]

Is the reactor in there?

[@josephmitchell5302]

Where is it going to be put together?

[@sokdy697]

🎉

[@SlingbladeJim]

BFD