The U.S. Navy’s first research facility—the Naval Torpedo Station—was built in 1869 on Newport, Rhode Island’s Goat Island. This rich history continues today, as Rhode Island is home to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, which provides the technical foundation to ensure the U.S. Navy’s undersea superiority. Here in “the Ocean State,” we have identified more than 170 Rhode Island organizations that touch undersea technology. We are a defense and undersea technology leader not just in New England but throughout the country.