The Navy's new submarine, USS Iowa, was constructed by Groton-based General Dynamics Electric Boat and it will be based at Naval Submarine Base New London.

A new U.S. Navy submarine was commissioned on Saturday in Groton. The USS Iowa is the 24th Virginia-Class Fast-Attack Submarine accepted into the fleet. The submarine is 377 feet long, can dive around ...

First Lady Mamie Eisenhower christened the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), marking the launch of the world's first nuclear-powered ...

The new Navy submarine, a nuclear-powered Virginia-class vessel, is the first submarine to be named for the state.

In the 1960s, 82-year-old Navy submarine veteran Bob Kirby was part of the crew of USS Entemedor and remembers hopping on the USS Nautilus on a regular basis to get to his New London-based submarine.

Another USS Iowa has joined the U.S. Navy’s fleet. The nuclear-powered submarine is the fourth Navy vessel to bear the USS Iowa name and it was commissioned this weekend at a ceremony in Connecticut, ...

The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Crew members of the USS Indiana submarine are back at their home port Thursday afternoon in Groton following their six-month mission at sea. The crew is glad to be home ...

Several hundred workers rallied Thursday afternoon outside submarine manufacturer General Dynamics Electric Boat's shipyard and offices in Groton, as their union's leaders highlighted their frustratio ...

A gray sky is a fitting way to celebrate 'The Gray Ghost.' The new USS Iowa sub, SSN 797, was commissioned Saturday morning during a special ceremony at Submarine Base New London in Groton, ...

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.