The US Navy's oldest active submarine — the missile-packed USS Ohio — is back in action for unrestricted ops in the Pacific
The nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Ohio carries over 150 missiles and is back in action after three years of maintenance.
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Navy Commissions Virginia-class Attack Boat USS Iowa
USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. The 7,800-ton nuclear attack boat is at least the ...
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Report to Congress on Columbia-class Submarine Program
The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio ...
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Will Defense Department Cuts Sink the Columbia-class Submarine?
Newport News Shipbuilding and Electric Boat are jointly tasked with producing the dozen planned Columbia-class submarines, with the former responsible for detail planning and engineering analysis ...
Fear the 'Gray Ghost' US Navy commissions USS Iowa submarine to enter service
The new USS Iowa sub, SSN 797, was commissioned Saturday morning during a special ceremony at Submarine Base New London in ...
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Navy commissions the USS Iowa, its newest fast-attack submarine
The USS Iowa (SSN 797) — the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the U.S. state — was commissioned in a ceremony on ...
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When It Comes to Submarines, Australia Is Going to Be Left High and Dry
The building effort required for one Columbia-class submarine equates to two and a half that of Block ... Virginia-class submarine is to be sold to Australia, the youngest, the USS Cheyenne, will be ...
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Commissioning of the USS Iowa Submarine
On Saturday people are celebrating the commissioning of the USS Iowa at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. The USS Iowa is the 24th such submarine in the Navy, with a total of ...