#USS Arkansas (SSN-800)

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"Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN-800) is now pressure hull complete at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The construction milestone signifies that all of the submarine’s hull sections have been joined to form a single, watertight unit."

Date: Sep 27, 2023

(Photo by Ashley Cowan/HII: link, link)

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State Ship Series: USS Arkansas

There have been five ships commissioned named after the state of Arkansas of the US Navy. The state was admitted into the United States on June 15, 1836.

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USS Arkansas (1863), screw steamer, commissioned from 1863 to 1865. Originally named USS Tonawanda.

USS Arkansas (M/BM-7), Arkansas Class, Monitor, commissioned from 1902 to 1919. Renamed to USS Ozark, to free the name for BB-33.

USS Arkansas (BB-33), Wyoming Class, Battleship, commissioned from 1912 to 1946. Served in both World War I and II.

USS Arkansas (CGN-41), Virginia Class, Guided Missile Cruiser, commissioned from 1980 to 1998.

USS Arkansas (SSN-800), Virginia Class Block IV, Attack Submarine. Under construction.

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NARA: 80-G-229754, 45512479

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