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 ...

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 ...

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.

The USS Cobia, a WWII submarine museum ship in Manitowoc, is undergoing essential dry dock maintenance for the first time since 1996. The dry docking will allow for hull cleaning, inspection and ...

That made the death rate for American submarine crew members a tragic 21.9% over the course of the war. One vessel that didn't survive the war was the USS Grayback (SS-208), a Tambor-class boat ...

The Thresher incident remains one of the most tragic days in the Navy’s history as 129 sailors and crew perished. The cause of the Thresher incident remains controversial, but regardless it ...

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Sailors aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine Iowa man the rails during ... “This is not just a milestone for USS Iowa, but a critical step forward in strengthening our Navy and ...

The clear sighting comes after more than 72 hours of speculation that a foreign submarine had been loitering in Darwin’s waters. The USS Minnesota (SSN-783) docked at HMAS Stirling on February ...