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USS California (SSN-781)
USS ''California'' (SSN-781), is the eighth , and the seventh United States Navy ship named for the state of California. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding (then called Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.) in Newport News, Virginia, on 14 August 2003. Construction began in December 2006. ''California''s keel was laid down on 1 May 2009. She was ship naming and launching, christened on 6 November 2010, sponsored by Donna Willard, wife of Admiral (United States), Admiral Robert F. Willard. She was launched eight days later, on 14 November 2010. ''California'' is the first ''Virginia''-class submarine built with the advanced electromagnetic signature reduction system; although it will be retrofitted into older submarines of the class. ''California'' was delivered to the Navy on 7 August 2011, eight and a half months ahead of schedule. The $2.3 billion ship was ship commissioning, commissioned on 29 October 2011 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, most populous U.S. state and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated Administrative division, subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous Statistical area (United States), urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento, California, Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the List of largest California cities by population, most populous city in the state and the List of United States cities by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
