ProtectedSubmarines Third nuclear submarine shipyard needed By ANI - October 14, 2023 0 664 The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Montana (SSN-794) is seen just after launch in March 2021 at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding. The Pentagon needs a third shipyard that can build nuclear-powered ships so the U.S. can keep pace with China and Russia’s nuclear modernization, a congressional commission said in a new report published Thursday, US Naval Institute News reports. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)