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Electric Boat Lays Keel for Submarine New Hampshire MAY 2007 Left, welder Kevin Cullen inscribes the initials of New Hampshire Ship Sponsor Cheryl McGuinness during a keel laying ceremony for the ship held recently at Quonset Point. Below, Cullen displays his work to Mrs. McGuinness. INSIDE Earned Hours • 3 New EB Employees • 3 ELECTRIC BOAT Navy Commissions USS Hawaii, Third Virginia-Class Submarine • 4 LAYS KEEL Marine Group Update • 5 Team Wins NAVSEA Award • 6 Women To Pound The Pavement For FOR SUBMARINE Breast Cancer Research • 6 Teachers Get Schooling at EB • 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE BEC Awards Scholarships • 7 2007 EBMA Scholarship Winners • 7 n a shower of sparks, Quonset Point Retirees • 7 welder Kevin Cullen marked the ceremo- Health Matters • 8 Inial construction start of the submarine the event – the official keel laying of New Marking Workers’ Memorial Day • 9 New Hampshire as he inscribed the initials of Hampshire at Electric Boat’s Quonset Point Ship Sponsor Cheryl McGuinness on a steel Classifieds • 10 facility. plate that will become part of the ship. Ship Sponsor McGuinness, a resident of EB Business Ethics and Conduct • 10 Hundreds of employees as well as represen- Portsmouth, N.H., will christen the submarine Service Awards • 11 tatives from the Navy and Congress attended continued on page 3 Safety Performance • 12 Hundreds of Quonset Point employees attended the keel laying of New Hampshire, the fifth Virginia- New Hampshire Ship Sponsor Cheryl McGuinness class submarine. at a reception following the keel laying ceremony. continued from page 1 during construction at Quonset Point’s money and improve efficiency,” he said. new coatings facility. Representing an “These efforts have been happening for at the Groton shipyard in about a year. investment of some $9.4 million, this some time – and the momentum is steadily Her husband, Tom, a former Navy pilot, facility is expected to produce total Vir- growing as we build each ship of the class. died on Sept. 11, 2001 when the jet he ginia program savings of $139 million,” “It’s a very exciting time to be building was co-piloting, American Airlines Flight he said. submarines,” Petters continued. “The 11, was flown into the north tower of the New Hampshire also will set a new team is focused on taking lessons learned World Trade Center. Since then, Mrs. standard for speedier delivery, Casey said. from each task, from each project, and McGuinness has reached out to others “Production and process improvements from each ship – and doing it better than who have experienced tragedy by sharing have put New Hampshire on a track to be the way it was done before. her message of courage, determination delivered in 72 months, a year ahead of “And we’re seeing the results. The and love. earlier ships. We’re going to do this even results of your hard work and your dedi- Electric Boat President John Casey, who presided over the event, noted that though the ship’s construction was cation to excellence. Today marks while New Hampshire is the fifth ship of already under way when the new acceler- another public demonstration of that the Virginia class, it is establishing some ated building schedule was put in place. excellence – the laying of the keel for the significant firsts for the program. “These steps – along with many others fifth ship of the class – New Hampshire,” “It will be the first Virginia-class ship in process or in development – are greatly Petters said. to be built in four sections, a noteworthy increasing overall efficiency, one of the Petters was followed in the speaking improvement from the 10 required for the keys to Virginia program affordability. program by U.S. Rep. James Langevin of lead ship,” he said. This achievement “Importantly, these steps also allow us Rhode Island’s Second District. “It’s reflects advances in the company’s mod- to support the Defense Department’s always great to be with those who make ule-handling capabilities, which allow EB goal of attaining a production rate of our submarine force the best in the to move sections weighing 2,000 tons, up two ships per year no later than FY 12,” world. Everyone here in New England from the previous maximum of just said Casey. “That’s good news for the understands the importance of sub- under 1,600 tons. shipbuilders, the suppliers, the submarine marines – we have a proud tradition of “With this increased modular-con- force and most significantly – our shipbuilding that is deeply entwined in struction efficiency, we can now ship four nation’s security.” our history,” Langevin said. essentially complete hull sections to the Northrop Grumman Newport News “As a co-chair of the Congressional final assembly facilities in Connecticut President Mike Petters underscored Submarine Caucus, I never miss an and Virginia,” Casey said. Casey’s comments about Virginia program opportunity to tell that story to other “New Hampshire will be the first ship progress. “Shipbuilders are working side- people and to make sure they understand to have its various hull coatings applied by-side and in teams to brainstorm, the contributions of submarines to our develop and execute on ideas that save national defense. Submarines provide 2 I MAY 2007 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS Dan Barrett, Editor Bob Gallo, Gary Slater, Gary Hall, Photography Electric Boat News is published monthly by the Public Affairs Department, 75 Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340 Phone (860) 433-8202 Fax (860) 433-8054 Email [email protected] Earned Hours • Where We Stand unparalleled capability, flexibility and country, it is rich in the history of innova- Welcome to power and are an important asset of our tors,” he said. “Remarkable people doing Electric Boat nation’s fleet. remarkable things. The construction of “I am also proud to tell people about this multi-mission ship is no different. Please help welcome the fol- the employees of Electric Boat in Rhode “It is the patriotic team of innovative lowing employees and Island and Connecticut, whose vision professionals that includes the employees interns, who have recently and fine workmanship have contributed of General Dynamics Electric Boat and joined the company: so greatly to our military readiness. Your Northrop Grumman Newport News and dedication and expertise make our the submarine crew that will continue Ian Phillips (414) Engineer nation stronger and our families safer. work to deliver the submarine New For that I cannot thank you enough. Hampshire in 2008,” said Haney. Nicholas Schultz (416) Engineer “In Congress, I have been a strong advo- Referring to the military’s high cate for the Virginia class and have been Ryan Poitras (417) demand for submarine missions, Haney Summer Intern fighting to build more so that our Navy said, “We are busy – on any given day Daniel Thearle (428) has enough ships to meet the challenges more than 60 percent of our attack sub- Engineer they face. I am hopeful that this year we marines are under way, and 10 are Kirk Scheel (433) will take the necessary steps to increase our deployed forward. Summer Intern production rate so that we can get to two “Our submarines will continue to be in Andrew Rosenbloom (454) ships per year sooner than the scheduled demand,” he said. “Day-in and day-out, Engineer date of 2012,” said Langevin. they will be enhancing maritime security, Daniel Terminesi (493) The event’s principal speaker, Rear gathering vital intelligence information Engineer Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander – and shaping the environment to avert the Kelly Martin (626) Summer Intern Submarine Group Two, said New Hamp- next conflict. Yet they stand ready to shire represents a transformational leap Brian Walker (660) engage quickly and decisively, if neces- Security Guard forward in submarine technology and a sary,” Haney said. Al Young (660) revolution in the design and construction Security Guard processes used to build the ship. “As you look at the history of our great ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I MAY 2007 I 3 Sailors Bring USS Hawaii to Life Sailors aboard the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, USS Hawaii (SSN-776), “man the ship and bring her to life” during the commissioning cer- emony. Hawaii, the third Virginia-class submarine to be added to the fleet, was commissioned May 5 at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. U.S. Navy photo Navy Commissions USS Hawaii, Third Virginia-Class Submarine n a ceremony highlighted by hula ing strength.” 2.3 million fewer hours than the lead dancers, war canoes, leis and a tra- Another speaker, Vice Adm. John ship, USS Virginia,” said Casey, who I ditional island priest, the Navy ear- Donnelly, commander – submarine provided additional perspective. lier this month commissioned its third force, told the audience, “Standing “The time span from christening to Virginia-class ship, USS Hawaii (SSN- before you, ladies and gentlemen, are delivery for our final Los Angeles class 776) at the Groton submarine base. talented, highly motivated sailors who ship, USS Columbia, was just under 11 The event provided a platform for sev- have chosen to serve their nation prepar- months. Columbia was Electric Boat’s eral speakers to emphasize the impor- ing this ship for service. Without them, 33rd submarine of that class and we tance of submarines to the nation’s secu- this ship would be a lifeless collection of were well up on the learning curve. rity and how the Virginia class, in partic- high-tech hardware. “Hawaii is the third ship of its class. ular, contributes to the Navy’s undersea “But with this remarkable crew, USS The time span from its christening to superiority. Hawaii will be powerful, graceful and delivery was less than six months. According to Rear Adm.
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