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Massachusetts (SSN 798) Launch
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Posted on 03/08/2024 9:09:25 PM PST by Paul R.

Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) was recently launched into the James River at Newport News Shipbuilding.

Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was later submerged and moved by tugboats to a submarine pier at the shipyard for final outfitting, testing and crew certification.

Massachusetts is the U.S. Navy’s 25th Virginia-class submarine and will be the 12th delivered by NNS.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War
KEYWORDS: launch; massachusetts; submarine; virginia
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To: Chode

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21 posted on 03/09/2024 11:56:21 AM PST by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: Paul R.

I was on a few ships so I’ll just take the nickel tour. Not gonna be none of that submerging sh!t with me onboard. I think I would freak out hearing the hull pop and bend as the pressure changes. Special kind of crazy for that. Thats why you get your ‘dolphins’.


22 posted on 03/09/2024 12:14:31 PM PST by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: Delta 21

I Thank You Sir...


23 posted on 03/09/2024 12:47:04 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: EEGator
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24 posted on 03/09/2024 2:43:10 PM PST by know.your.why (<>)
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25 posted on 03/09/2024 2:45:52 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Paul R.

In high school, we had a field trip to a sub base. The navy man who conducted the tour told us not to take pictures of one submarine, so of course those of us who could get away with it did.


26 posted on 03/09/2024 2:48:27 PM PST by x
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