The nuclear submarine USS Arkansas was christened Saturday, almost a decade in the making since the U.S. Navy announced that a Virginia-class submarine would bear the state’s name. Carlotta Walls LaNier, one the nine Black students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, launched a bottle of sparking wine into the hull of the Virginia-class submarine at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. In 2018, th…

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The nuclear submarine USS Arkansas was christened Saturday, almost a decade in the making since the U.S. Navy announced that a

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The nuclear submarine USS Arkansas has been christened, almost a decade since the U.S. Navy announced that a Virginia-class submarine would bear the state’s name. Carlotta Walls LaNier, one the nine Black students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, on Saturday launched a bottle of sparking wine into the hull of the Virginia-class submarine at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. In 2018, then-Nav…

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec.  07, 2024  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE:HII) today christened Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. "Today we celebrate the mighty submarine Arkansas, and we honor bravery and impact: the heroes and heroic moments that shape our future and make us who we are," NNS President Jennifer Boykin said. "As high school students, the Little Rock Nine exhibited coura…

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) -- The nuclear submarine USS Arkansas was christened Saturday, almost a decade in the making since the U.S. Navy announced that a Virginia-class submarine would bear the state's name.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The nuclear submarine USS Arkansas was christened Saturday, almost a decade in the making since the U.S. Navy announced that a Virginia-class submarine would bear the state’s name. Carlotta Walls LaNier, one the nine Black students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, launched a bottle of sparking wine into the hull of the Virginia-class submarine at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. In 2018, th…

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