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The 377-foot submarine will carry a crew of more than 130 and a payload of weapons including torpedoes and Tomahawk missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2945\" height=\"1964\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635800904712554079-first-lady-submarijpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635800904712554079-first-lady-submarijpg.jpg 2945w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635800904712554079-first-lady-submarijpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635800904712554079-first-lady-submarijpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635800904712554079-first-lady-submarijpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635800904712554079-first-lady-submarijpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635800904712554079-first-lady-submarijpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2945px) 100vw, 2945px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First lady Michelle Obama christens the USS Illinois with a bottle of sparkling wine at Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics, shipyard, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Groton, Conn. The $2.7 billion vessel is the 13th in the Virginia class of submarines, which can carry out a range of missions including anti-submarine warfare, delivery of special forces, and surveillance.  (AP Photo\/Jessica Hill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>First lady Michelle Obama christens the USS Illinois with a bottle of sparkling wine at Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics, shipyard, Oct. 10, 2015, in Groton, Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Jessica Hill\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obama called the submarine a &#8220;technological wonder.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It is full of technologies like a photonics mast, full of high-resolution and infrared cameras,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It has the most advanced stealth, sonar and communications systems and enough high-definition screens to put Best Buy out of business.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first lady previously wrote her initials on a steel plate used in the sub&#8217;s construction at a keel-laying ceremony last year. She joins predecessors Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and other first ladies who have sponsored submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several Connecticut and Rhode Island officials, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus spoke at the ceremony at the Groton shipyard of Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics Corp. that builds the submarines with Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Construction on the submarine began in 2011. It is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crest of the submarine features an outline of the state of Illinois, a white-tailed deer in honor of the state animal and foliage representing Illinois forest and prairie life. 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