Keel laid for future US Navy submarine Wisconsin

Upon completion, the boat will have a length of 560 feet (170 metres) and a displacement of 20,810 tons while armament will include 16 ballistic missiles and improved Mk 48 torpedoes.

GDEB is the prime contractor on the Columbia-class submarines, which will replace the aging Ohio-class SSBNs. The company will perform about 78 per cent of the construction of the Columbia-class at its manufacturing complex in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, while final assembly will take place in Groton, Connecticut.