Navy Accepts Delivery of Virginia-class Attack Boat Massachusetts 24 November 2025

The 25th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Massachusetts (SSN-798), was delivered Friday to the Navy, according to sea service and industry officials. The delivery of Massachusetts is just one of the Navy’s recent milestones. The service also commissioned the final Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, accepted the delivery of a future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and christened the future Virginia-class USS Utah (SSN-801).

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