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.

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 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 ...

SOLON, Iowa (KCRG) - The USS Iowa submarine is officially serving the U.S. Navy. On Saturday, the sub was commissioned at a ceremony in Connecticut. “This is not just a milestone for the USS ...

There are more than two dozen watch parties in Iowa for Saturday's ceremony, as well as a live-stream set up on the USS Iowa Commissioning Committee. There are more than two dozen watch parties in ...

GROTON, Conn. (KCRG) - The U.S. Navy has a new Virginia-Class attack submarine about to hit the water. On Saturday people are celebrating the commissioning of the USS Iowa at the Naval Submarine ...

as the star attraction of the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. The park also features the USS Drum – a WWII submarine – tanks, aircraft and memorials dedicated to each modern war and the ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 USS ALABAMA Crewmate program. We are looking for six outstanding young women to serve as ...

Sailors attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa man their newly commissioned submarine during a ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, April 5, 2025. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten.

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 ...

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