The latest Virginia-class attack submarine, SSN 797, has been officially handed over to the US Navy, representing the 12th battle force ship delivered this year. Constructed through a partnership ...

The USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. It is the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the state of Iowa.

The SSN 797 submarine offers quiet movement, and it’s equipped with sensitive sonar to track other subs and warships. The vessel has four torpedo tubes and two Virginia Payload Tubes (VPT), each ...

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Sailors attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN-797) man their newly commissioned submarine during a ceremony in Groton, Conn., April 5, 2025. US Navy Photo USS Iowa (SSN-797), the ...

More: What to know about the USS Iowa, the first Navy submarine named after the Hawkeye State That’s when the commissioning ceremonies for the new USS Iowa submarine, hull number SSN-797 ...

SSN-797 was commissioned as USS Iowa, the first Virginia-class submarine of the second Trump administration. It was described as “just the beginning” of a revitalisation of US naval shipbuilding by ...

The future USS Iowa (SSN-797) also became the “12th battle force ship delivered to the Navy” in calendar year 2024, the sea service announced. SSN-797 is now the fifth U.S. Navy vessel named ...

Fred L. Dorr is Navy Officer Veteran Executive Director USS IOWA (SSN-797) Commissioning Committee This Register feature focuses on stories of thanks and local spirit, identifying people in Iowa ...

According to the committee’s website, the USS Iowa SSN 797 is a fast-attack nuclear-powered submarine. Hudson says he and about 600 people from Iowa will travel to Connecticut this week ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. WATERLOO — Watch parties are being held around the state during the first weekend in April — and ...

The U.S. Navy welcomed a new USS Iowa into its service this weekend. The new nuclear submarine, SSN-797, was commissioned on Saturday, April 5, not in Iowa, but at the Naval Submarine Base New ...