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USS Hawaii SSN-776 Submarine
The United States navy named their third Virginia-class
submarine after the state of Hawaii: the USS Hawaii (SSN-776).
Photo Credit: General Dynamics Electric Boat
On April 8, 2006 the U.S. Navy announced that the
third of their Virginia-class attack submarines
would be named the USS Hawaii (SSN-776). The announcement
was formally made at USS Bowfin Submarine
and Museum in Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu.
In June of 2006 Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle and United States
Senator Daniel Inouye attended a blessing at the
Electric Boat shipyard in Connecticut, where the USS Hawaii is being constructed.
Senator Inouye was the keynote speaker at the ceremony.
The USS Hawaii (SSN-776) Submarine is the third in
a series of Virginia-class attack submarine commissioned
by the U.S. Navy. It is a nuclear-powered submarine
that was designed to operate in both shallow water
and deep water, and it uses digital images instead of
a periscope to view above the waterline.
The USS Hawaii is expected to be commissioned sometime
in 2007. The Navy has not yet selected a home port for the ship
but it might be based at Pearl Harbor.
All Virginia Class Submarines
USS Virginia (SSN-774)
USS Texas (SSN-775) 2006
USS Hawaii (SSN-776) 2007
USS North Carolina (to be constructed) 2008
USS New Hampshire (to be constructed) 2010
USS New Mexico (to be constructed) 2010
See also:
USS Hawaii CB-3 Navy Cruiser
USS Kamehameha SSN-642 Submarine
USS Bowfin Submarine Tour
USS Arizona Battleship Memorial
USS Missouri Battleship Tour
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