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The Columbia-class sub fleet faces a 17-month slip and a labor math problem

What does it mean to have a high-priority shipbuilding project in the Navy that takes ages to come to fruition despite years ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

The Columbia-class sub’s quiet design now collides with a loud production reality

The most dangerous time to them is the 2030s when the Columbias become operational and the Ohios become non-operational, said Rear Adm. Scott Pappano, and the margin is now determined by a fraction of ...
The Providence Journal

One of the largest, most complex ships built by the US is being made in RI. What to know.

The U.S.S. Wisconsin, a new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine, had its keel laying ceremony on August 27th. The Wisconsin is the second submarine in the Columbia-class, which will eventually ...
The National Interest

Will the First Columbia-class Submarine Set Sail on Time?

The Columbia-class submarines are meant to serve as more advanced replacements for the Ohio-class. Despite massive delays impacting nearly all of the US Navy’s upcoming projects, there appears to be ...
Yahoo

Keel laid for Navy’s second Columbia-class nuclear strike submarine

Dr. Kelly Geurts, ship sponsor of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine Wisconsin, welds her initials into the ship's keel during a keel-laying ceremony Aug. 27, 2025. Supervising is ...