The cost impact extends to future projects, including negotiations for two Virginia-class Block V submarines, USS Baltimore (SSN 812) and USS Atlanta (SSN 813), budgeted at $9.34 billion.
However, unbeknown to them, the USSVirginia was sailing near the surface when its propeller became entangled with part of their fishing net. The 7,800-tonne and 115-metre-long submarine dragged ...