Newport News Shipbuilding christened the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas with historic group sponsors.

From GlobeNewswire: 2024-12-07 15:30:00

Newport News Shipbuilding christened the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800). The ship’s sponsors are the six women of the historic group known as the Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine made history in 1957 with their response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. The christening ceremony featured the breaking of a bottle of American sparkling wine across the submarine’s bow by sponsor Carlotta Walls LaNier. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro provided the keynote address, praising the submarine’s capabilities. Arkansas is the 27th Virginia-class submarine and the 13th delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding.



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