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Pearl Harbor shipyard changes planned to meet submarine need

U.S. NAVY / 2010

The Navy is considering changes to the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to accommodate new, longer Virginia-class submarines. Dry Dock 2, pictured here with the Los Angeles-class sub USS Columbus, can be split in two length-wise to fit two current Virginia subs but it can fit only one of the longer versions.