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USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) will be the lead boat of the United States Navy's Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and the Navy's first vessel to be named for the District of Columbia. On 25 July 2016, U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced that the new submarine would be named USS Columbia. [ 2 ]
The Columbia class was officially designated on 14 December 2016 by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, and the lead submarine will be the USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826). [29] The Navy wanted to procure the first Columbia -class boat in FY2021.
Jun 6, 2022 · 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...
Jun 3, 2022 · The decision to name SSBN 826 is to alleviate any name conflicts with the already-commissioned USS Columbia (SSN 771). §10 U.S.C. 8662 (a) states that not more than one vessel...
Jan 11, 2024 · First Columbia-class Submarine Stern Delivered - Progress is moving forward on the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826), the lead boat of the Columbia -class ballistic missile...
GDEB image of the stern section of the USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826). Common Missile Compartment (CMC) As part of the US strategic nuclear deterrence plan , Columbia class SSBNs and the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought Class of SSBNs will carry the Trident II D-5 missile for the first portion of their respective operational lives.
Mar 8, 2022 · Building-sized sections of the future USS Columbia (SSBN-826) have been under construction at the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility at Quonset Point, under cover from the Rhode Island winter and largely unseen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
