USS North Carolina (Ssn-777) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS North Carolina (SSN-777), a Virginia-class submarine, is the fifth ship of the United States Navy named for the 12th state. The contract to build her was awarded to Northrop Grumman Newport News (then called Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company) in Newport News, Virginia on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 22 May 2004. She was christened on 21 April 2007 sponsored by Linda Bowman, wife of Admiral Frank L. "Skip" Bowman, the former director of Naval Reactors. Captain Mark E. Davis, a native of upstate New York, was the ship's first commanding officer and lead a crew of approximately 134 officers and enlisted personnel.