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Virginia-class assault submarine New Jersey (SSN 796), [Image: HII]
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) experiences that its Newport Information Shipbuilding division has efficiently accomplished preliminary sea trials of the Virginia-class assault submarine New Jersey (SSN 796)
SSN 79 spent a number of days at sea to check the boat’s methods and parts. Testing included submerging the submarine for the primary time and conducting high-speed maneuvers whereas on the floor and submerged. NNS groups will proceed the testing program forward of delivering the boat to the U.S. Navy.
“Taking New Jersey out for the primary time is a big milestone and the primary main check of the submarine’s capabilities at sea,” mentioned Jason Ward, NNS vice chairman of Virginia-class submarine building. “Each New Jersey and her crew carried out exceptionally nicely. This was actually a group effort between shipbuilders, hundreds of suppliers across the nation and the crew. We stay up for delivering New Jersey to the Navy quickly so it could actually start its service to our nation.”
The boat, the twenty third Virginia-class submarine, was christened in November 2021. New Jersey would be the eleventh Virginia-class submarine to be delivered by NNS.
Whereas ladies have been serving in U.S. Navy submarines since 2011, SSN 796 is the primary submarine designed with a modification for gender integration.
