Naval Nuclear Propulsion

GD Electric Boat Breaks Ground on Columbia Sub Production Facility

By Photo of Staff Reports

General Dynamics Electric Boat broke ground on a new 200,000-square-foot facility that will be dedicated to building the new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine.
Called the South Yard Assembly Building (SYAB), it will be on 7 acres of the company’s property…

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