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is a . It is the first in the class to be named after a person;〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://nns.huntingtoningalls.com/warner/index )〕 the previous 11 were named after states. ''John Warner'' was originally to be built by the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics in Groton, Connecticut but the contract was later transferred to Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding. This ship is the second of the Block III subs, which will have a revised bow and some technology from cruise missile submarines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/virginia-block-iii-the-revised-bow-04159/ )〕 The name was announced on 8 January 2009, five days after John Warner, a Republican from Virginia, retired after serving 30 years as a United States Senator. ''John Warner'' is one of a few U.S. Navy vessels to be named for a living person and only the third American nuclear-powered submarine with this distinction. The previous two are , a , and , a . Construction began on 29 April 2009 with the keel laying ceremony being held on 16 March 2013. Because of the modular construction sequence, the submarine was reportedly already about 59% complete before the official keel laying. The submarine was christened on 6 September 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Warner Christening )〕 The vessel supports 40 weapons, special operations forces, unmanned undersea vehicles, Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS). ''John Warner'' was commissioned on 1 August 2015 with Commander Dan Caldwell as the Commanding Officer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Virginia-Class Block III Submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785) Commissioned )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS John Warner (SSN-785)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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