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New year brings continued work on future USS Barb at Newport News Shipbuilding

New year brings continued work on Virginia-class attack submarine future USS Barb at Newport News Shipbuilding ...
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Switcheroos have marked the naming of Navy submarines for decades

This month, a welder at a Virginia shipyard etched the keel plate of the USS Barb, the ceremonial birthing of a new submarine. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine joins hundreds of Navy subs ...
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HII Hosts Keel Laying of Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Barb (SSN 804)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804) ...
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The First Submarine to Launch Rockets from its Deck

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. It's June 1945 and the USS Barb has just launched an unprecedented attack on the factories of the Japanese island of Shari. It's the first time ...