{"id":33454,"date":"2022-03-15T21:06:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T21:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/15\/navy-accepts-future-attack-sub-montana-dock-ship-fort-lauderdale\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:23:24","slug":"navy-accepts-future-attack-sub-montana-dock-ship-fort-lauderdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/03\/15\/navy-accepts-future-attack-sub-montana-dock-ship-fort-lauderdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy accepts future attack sub Montana, dock ship Fort Lauderdale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy has accepted delivery of two future ships: the fast-attack submarine Montana<\/a> and the amphibious transport dock ship Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huntington Ingalls Industries delivered the Montana March 12. Its sea trials, which concluded in February, included submerging the submarine for the first time and completing high-speed maneuvers on the surface and underwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe delivery of this ship reflects an enormous effort across the Navy and Industry shipbuilding teams,\u201d Capt. Todd Weeks, the Virginia class program manager, said in a Navy news release. \u201cThis is an exciting time for the program, Montana\u2019s crew and the Navy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the second Virginia Class submarine to deliver in less than a month, and it is in excellent condition,\u201d Weeks said. \u201cContinued deliveries of attack submarines are critical to the Fleet and our National Maritime Strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t