GROTON, Conn., Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- General
Dynamics Electric Boat will christen Vermont (SSN 792), the U.S. Navy's newest and
most advanced nuclear attack submarine, at a ceremony at its
shipyard here Saturday, Oct. 20, at
11 a.m. Electric Boat is a wholly
owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
Gloria Valdez is the ship
sponsor. She recently served as deputy assistant secretary of the
Navy (research, development and acquisition), overseeing all naval
shipbuilding programs, major ship conversions, and the maintenance,
modernization and disposal of in-service ships. Ms. Valdez retired
from that position in April after 32 years of civilian service with
the Department of the Navy and the Department of Homeland
Security.
The submarine Vermont is the
19th ship of the Virginia Class. The central characteristic of the
class is the modularity derived from the design/build approach,
which supports efficient construction and mission capability. This
provides the U.S. Navy with a submarine class that advances the
state-of-the-art with each succeeding ship. Vermont's adaptability makes it highly
responsive to changing mission requirements.
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 Vermont christening will be accessible online
at: www.gdeb.com. Webcast coverage will begin Saturday at
10:30 a.m. EDT; 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 3:30 p.m. EDT on
Saturday.
Attendance is by invitation only.
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