USS Hampton (SSN-767)
USS ''Hampton'' (SSN-767), a , is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear this name. The earlier ''Hampton''s were given their names for varying reasons, but SSN-767 was specifically named for four cities: Hampton, Virginia; Hampton, Iowa; Hampton, South Carolina; and Hampton, New Hampshire. There are 14 more " Hampton" towns in the United States. The contract to build the ''Hampton'' was awarded to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia Newport News () is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the 5th most populous city in Virginia and 140th most populous city in the Uni ... (adjacent to the aforementioned Hampton, Va.) on 6 February 1987, and her keel was laid down on 2 March 1990. She was ship naming and launching, launched on 3 April 1992, sponsored by Mrs. Laura Bateman, and she was ship commissioning, commissio ...
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