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Learn about the history and products of Electric Boat, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation and the primary builder of submarines for the US Navy. Find out how Electric Boat designed and constructed the first nuclear submarine, the first ballistic missile submarine, and the Virginia-class submarines.
The company retained this function as a division of General Dynamics Corporation when that company was formed by a reorganization of Electric Boat in 1952. [2] The company was dissolved in 2000 and its functions were relocated to Electric Boat's main facility in Groton, Connecticut. [3] [4]
General Dynamics (GD) is a US-based company that produces aircraft, submarines, tanks, and other military equipment. It was formed in 1954 by the merger of Electric Boat and Canadair, and has subsidiaries in various countries and industries.
John Jay Hopkins (October 15, 1893 – May 3, 1957) was founder and president of General Dynamics from 1952 to 1957. Hopkins was born in Santa Ana, California. He was assistant to the Treasury Secretary. In 1937, he joined Electric Boat as a lawyer, and eventually became director.
USS Oregon is a nuclear powered attack submarine in the United States Navy, commissioned in 2022. She is the fourth vessel to carry the name Oregon, the 33rd state of US, and the 20th Virginia -class submarine.
USS Vermont is a nuclear-powered attack submarine in the United States Navy, named after the U.S. state of Vermont. She was commissioned in 2020 and arrived in Pearl Harbor, HI in 2023.
USS Iowa is a Virginia-class submarine under construction by General Dynamics Electric Boat. It will be the fourth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Iowa and is expected to be commissioned in 2023.
USS Springfield is a Los Angeles-class submarine named after two cities in Illinois and Massachusetts. It was commissioned in 1993, underwent a major overhaul in 2005, and transferred to Guam in 2022.