Electric Boat Corporation
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This article is about a US corporation that is sometimes referred to simply as "Electric Boat." There is a separate article about electric boats in general.
Electric Boat division of General Dynamics Corporation is a major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy.
The company's main facilities are a shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, and a hull-fabrication and outfitting facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
The company was founded in 1899 by Isaac Rice to build the submersible design of John Philip Holland. During WW I the company and its subsidiaries built 85 submarines and 722 submarine chasers for the US Navy. After the war the Navy did not order another submarine until 1934. In World War II, 74 submarines and almost 400 PT Boats were launched.
After the war, the company had a major role in the construction of modern submarines. Built by Electric Boat were the first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, which was launched in 1954, and the first ballistic-missile submarine, George Washington, in 1959, amongst others. Submarines of the Ohio-, Los Angeles-, Seawolf- and Virginia-class submarines were also constructed by Electric Boat.
Electric Boat also did preservation work on the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), preparing her for her berth at Groton's Submarine Force Library and Museum where she now serves as a museum of submarine history.
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External links
- Company homepage (http://www.gdeb.com)