Navy Christens Submarine USS Colorado In Shipyard Ceremony

GROTON, Conn. (AP) – Annie Mabus smashed a bottle of sparkling wine from a Denver vineyard against the Navy’s newest attack submarine Saturday, christening it the Colorado as the vessel prepares to join a fleet expected to number more than 300 ships by 2019.
The 377-foot-long submarine will become the USS Colorado when it is commissioned as the 15th in the Virginia class of attack submarines, each costing $2.7 billion. The vessels are equipped to carry out warfare against submarines