[1][2][3] Uniquely, Norfolk was not ordered prior to her naming due to a dispute between the Navy and builder Huntington Ingalls Industries over the potential cost.

[4] Anne Holton, wife of prominent Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, was named as the ship's sponsor.

[1] Like their Block V predecessors, Block VI submarines will incorporate previously introduced modifications to the base design in addition to a Virginia Payload Module (VPM).

The VPM inserts a segment into the boat's hull which adds four vertical launch tubes.

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