USS Mississippi (SSN-782) is a Virginia-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the state of Mississippi. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 14 August 2003. Mississippi's keel was laid down on 9 June 2010. Mississippi was christened on 3 December 2011 at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, is the ship's sponsor. The submarine was commissioned at a ceremony on 2 June 2012 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. SSN-782 was delivered 12 months ahead of schedule and $60 million below planned cost.
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US Navy 111203-N-AW324-151 Ship sponsor Allison Stiller, left, and John Casey, president of General Dynamics Electric boat, celebrate after christe
US Navy 111203-N-UM744-003 Ship sponsor Allison Stiller christens the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN
US Navy 111203-N-AW324-014 The crew of the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN 782) marches onto the Virg
US Navy 111203-N-UM744-004 Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN 782) file off the
Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Ship sponsor Allison Stiller, left, breaks a bottle of champagne against the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit Mississippi.
US Navy 111203-N-UM744-002 Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN 782) look on as Se
US Navy 111203-N-UM744-001 Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN 782) look on as Se