Record #:

16657

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

In the wake of four previous ships named for the Tar Heel State, the fourth, US Navy Virginia-Class submarine--SSN 777-- was christened April 21 in a closed ceremony at the Northrop Grumman shipbuilding facility in Newport News, Va.

Source:

Metro Magazine (NoCar F 264 R1 M48), Vol. 8 Issue 5, May 2007, p48, f

Subject(s):

Submarines (Ships)