Editing General Dynamics Electric Boat (section)

===Post war===
[[File:General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, CT.png|thumb|Electric Boat facility in Groton, CT]]
In 1952, Electric Boat was reorganized as [[General Dynamics]] Corporation under [[John Jay Hopkins]]. General Dynamics acquired [[Convair]] the following year, and the holding company assumed the "General Dynamics" name while the submarine-building operation reverted to the "Electric Boat" name.<ref name="cent_flt_gd">{{cite web |url=http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/generaldynamics/Aero35.htm |title=General Dynamics Corporation |work=U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission |access-date=31 March 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112045623/http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/generaldynamics/Aero35.htm |archive-date=12 November 2008 }}</ref>

Electric Boat built the first nuclear submarine, {{USS|Nautilus|SSN-571|6}}, which was launched in January 1954, and the first [[ballistic missile submarine]], {{USS|George Washington|SSBN-598|6}}, in 1959. Submarines of the {{sclass|Ohio|submarine|5}}, {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine|5}}, {{sclass|Seawolf|submarine|5}}, and {{sclass|Virginia|submarine|4}}es were also constructed by Electric Boat. In 2002, EB conducted preservation work on ''Nautilus'', preparing her for her berth at the US Navy [[Submarine Force Library and Museum]] in [[Groton, Connecticut]] where she now resides as a museum.

From the mid-1970s to the present, EB has been one of only two submarine manufacturers in the United States, with the other being [[Newport News Shipbuilding]] in Virginia.

In April 2014, EB was awarded a $17.8 billion contract with Naval Sea Systems Command for ten Block IV ''Virginia''-class attack submarines. It is the largest single shipbuilding contract in the service's history. The company builds the submarine along with Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding. The boats of Block IV ''Virginia''s will cost less than Block III, as Electric Boat reduced the cost of the submarines by increasing efficiency in the construction process. The submarines of this type will build on the improvements to allow them to spend less time in the yard.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Navy Awards 'Largest Shipbuilding Contract' in Service History|date=28 April 2014 |url=https://news.usni.org/2014/04/28/u-s-navy-awards-largest-shipbuilding-contract-service-history|access-date=11 August 2016}}</ref> In 2019 EB received a contract with Naval Sea Systems Command to begin procuring materials for the Block V variant of the ''Virginia''-class. This upgrade brings the ''Virginia'' payload module, which enables Tomahawk missiles to be carried by the submarine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2018/03/13/general-dynamics-awarded-long-lead-contract-for-virginia-class-block-v-submarines|title=Electric Boat Awarded Long-Lead Contract for Virginia-Class Block V Attack Boats|date=2018-03-13|website=USNI News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>