GROTON, Conn., Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics
Electric Boat will christen Colorado (SSN-788), the U.S. Navy's newest and
most advanced nuclear attack submarine, at a ceremony at its
shipyard on Saturday, Dec. 3, at
11 a.m. Electric Boat is a wholly
owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
Annie Mabus, daughter of
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, is
the ship's sponsor. Secretary Mabus will be the event's principal
speaker.
The submarine Colorado is the
15th ship of the Virginia Class. Unobtrusive, non-provocative and
connected with land, air, sea and space-based assets, Colorado and the other Virginia-class
submarines are equipped to wage multi-dimensional warfare around
the globe, providing the U.S. Navy with continued dominance in
coastal waters or the open ocean.
Electric Boat and its partner, Newport News Shipbuilding, share
construction of the submarines under a teaming agreement. A total
of 28 Virginia-class submarines have been delivered, are under
construction or under contract.
A "live" video and audio webcast of the Colorado christening will be accessible online
at www.gdeb.com. Webcast coverage will begin Saturday at
10:30 a.m. EST; the ceremony will
begin at 11 a.m. and conclude at
approximately 12:15 p.m. The program
will be available for on-demand replay for one week, beginning at
approximately 2:30 p.m. EST on
Saturday.
Attendance is by invitation only. More information about the
christening is available at www.gdebchristenings.com.
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