Navy Takes Delivery Of Newest Attack Sub, Colorado
September 26 2017
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of its 15th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, reports the Naval Sea Systems Command.
The Colorado (SSN 788) was handed over by General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls on Sept. 21.
The boat is the fifth in the Block III configuration. These subs feature a redesigned bow with enhanced payload capabilities, including two large diameter payload tubes in place of 12 individual vertical launch tubes.
Each payload...
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