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July 29, 2024
CAPT Heath Johnmeyer, Commanding Officer, PCU District of Columbia (SSBN-826) met with the Boat’s Sponsors, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC.
February 23, 2024
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti tours Navy’s Compatibility Test Facility to see engineers test, operate, and maintain the first-of-its-kind Colombia-class integrated power system and propulsion plant electric distribution system.
January 10, 2024
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division delivered the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine stern to General Dynamics Electric Boat
June 04, 2022
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the Boat’s Sponsor and delegate to the House of Representative from the ship’s Namesake, attended the Keel Laying ceremony where her initials were welded onto a plate in a time-honored Milestone in the life of a ship.
June 02, 2022
The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that the first ship in the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) will be officially named USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826).
August 26, 2020
The Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (NPPC) in Philadelphia, made the first casting for the Columbia-Class submarine. The Honorable James F. Guerts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, along with senior Navy leaders and congressional members, visited NPPC to see the historic event which represented one of the largest in American history weighing over 200,000 lbs. Guerts noted it was an “Awesome sight to see.”
January 10, 2024
Newport News Shipbuilding has delivered the stern for first-in-class submarine District of Columbia (SSBN-826) to General Dynamics Electric Boat. Take a moment to watch this time-lapse video showing the historic move by barge.
October 08, 2023
Newport News Shipbuilding broke ground on a new project that will support nuclear submarine construction. The Multi-Class Submarine Production Facility is designed to be adaptable, allowing NNS to support both Columbia- and Virginia-class construction.
March 16, 2023
General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding continue to make progress on the nation's top strategic defense priority, the Columbia class of ballistic missile submarines. Here’s where the Columbia program stands as of March 2023.
June 13, 2022
Our shipbuilders couldn't have said it better. They know that in delivering District of Columbia, they will be a part of history.
June 12, 2022
Submarine District of Columbia (SSBN-826) Keel Laying Ceremony in Quonset Point, RI June 4, 2022
May 24, 2021
Shipbuilders in Newport News Shipbuilding’s Foundry recently completed a 21,000-pound pour for the Columbia-Class Submarine Program. Watch as shipbuilders describe the complex process of creating a critical Columbia-class casting in the Foundry.
May 23, 2019
Newport News Shipbuilding held a first-cut-of-steel ceremony earlier today to mark the start of advance construction for the Columbia-Class Submarine Program.
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