Groton Economic Development: Barge Built To Help Deliver Columbia-Class Subs Arrives At Electric Boat

Groton CT

02 December, 2021

2:24 AM

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Press release from Groton Economic Development: December 1, 2021 A 400-foot barge built to help deliver Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines arrived Monday at Electric Boat, the prime contractor for the submarines. The new Ocean Transport Barge Holland, constructed by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., was named after John Holland, the Irish-born immigrant who designed the first submarine purchased by the Navy. The original Holland was built at EB and delivered in 1900. Click here for the full article This press release was produced by Groton Economic Development. The views expressed here are the author's own.