Guided by the tug Patrice McAllister, a barge carrying sections 1 and 2 of the hull of the Virginia-class attack submarine Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) arrives at Electric Boat in Groton on Monday, May 11, 2020. The Rickover, named for the father of the nuclear navy, will be the 22nd vessel in the class. The Virginia-class submarines are being jointly constructed by EB and Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News, Virginia, with the forward and rear hull sections fabricated in Newport News and transported by barge to Groton for mating with the central hull sections and final assembly and launch for Groton-built subs. Central hull sections are fabricated at EB's Quonset Point facility in Rhode Island, and shipped by barge to either Groton or Virginia. This is the second sub named for Rickover, the first was a Los Angeles-class submarine, SSN-709, launched at EB in 1983. The Virginia-class Rickover will be the second vessel in the class not named for a U.S. state. The first was the USS John Warner (SSN 785). (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The tug Patrice McAllaster and the Thames Towboat Co. tug John Paul guide the barge carrying sections 1 and 2 of the hull of the Virginia-class attack submarine Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) to dock at Electric Boat in Groton on Monday, May 11, 2020. The Rickover, named for the father of the nuclear navy, will be the 22nd vessel in the class. The Virginia-class submarines are being jointly constructed by EB and Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News, Virginia, with the forward and rear hull sections fabricated in Newport News and transported by barge to Groton for mating with the central hull sections and final assembly and launch for Groton-built subs. Central hull sections are fabricated at EB's Quonset Point facility in Rhode Island, and shipped by barge to either Groton or Virginia. This is the second sub named for Rickover, the first was a Los Angeles-class submarine, SSN-709, launched at EB in 1983. The Virginia-class Rickover will be the second vessel in the class not named for a U.S. state. The first was the USS John Warner (SSN 785). (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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With the tug Patrice McAllister alongside, a barge carrying sections 1 and 2 of the hull of the Virginia-class attack submarine Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) moors at Electric Boat in Groton Monday, May 11, 2020. The Rickover, named for the father of the nuclear navy, will be the 22nd vessel in the class. The Virginia-class submarines are being jointly constructed by EB and Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News, Virginia, with the forward and rear hull sections fabricated in Newport News and transported by barge to Groton for mating with the central hull sections and final assembly and launch for Groton-built subs. Central hull sections are fabricated at EB's Quonset Point facility in Rhode Island, and shipped by barge to either Groton or Virginia. This is the second sub named for Rickover, the first was a Los Angeles-class submarine, SSN-709, launched at EB in 1983. The Virginia-class Rickover will be the second vessel in the class not named for a U.S. state. The first was the USS John Warner (SSN 785). (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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