The U.S. Navy christened the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia on Saturday. (Chris Rose/HII) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The nuclear submarine Arkansas was ...
VIRGINIA (AP) — The nuclear submarine 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.
[00:02:40] Michael Muir: But what often gets overlooked is just how absolutely critical to the American war effort submarines were. Um, American submarines sank the majority of Japanese shipping.