Connecticut
United States nuclear submarine
Also known as: USS “Connecticut”
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Seawolf-class submarines
- In Seawolf-class submarine: Concept and history
…submarines: Seawolf (commissioned in 1997), Connecticut (commissioned in 1998), and Jimmy Carter (commissioned in 2005). Seawolf and Connecticut cost \$3 billion to build, and Jimmy Carter cost \$3.5 billion. By the time Jimmy Carter was commissioned, the navy had already transitioned to the smaller and cheaper Virginia-class (SSN 774) nuclear-powered…
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