The USS IDAHO Photo Contest - Idaho, Undersea and Underway.
USS IDAHO Commemorative License Plate
Creating a Strong Bond between a Great State and a Great Ship...
Esto Perpetua
Welcome and thank you for your interest in the USS IDAHO SSN 799 Commissioning Foundation and Committee and our work in support of the commissioning and crew of the warship that will carry our state's name.
We welcome your involvement and support in our once-in-a-hundred-year project. Our Committee and its supporters include Idahoans and non-Idahoans alike. We have many military veterans, including Navy submariners, but most are simply patriots who want to make a difference for the young men and women who will sail aboard the USS IDAHO "on scene, unseen" in defense of our nation for decades to come.
The future USS IDAHO SSN 799 is a leading-edge Virginia Class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine being built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in Connecticut. She was christened in March 2024, and is likely to be commissioned into the Navy fleet during the spring of 2026. Much of the advanced acoustic stealth technology came from the US Navy’s premier Acoustic Research Laboratory in Bayview Idaho on Lake Pend Oreille and is home to the largest unmanned submarine in the world. The Navy facility is located on the former Camp Farragut; the second largest of seven Navy bootcamps in WWII, training almost 300k sailors during the war.
She will follow in the tradition of the four previous ships named USS IDAHO the most recent being Battleship 42, which was commissioned in 1919. It served with distinction in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and was present in Tokyo Bay during the signing of the formal surrender by the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945.
The USS IDAHO Commissioning Foundation Inc. is an Idaho nonprofit corporation with Federal IRC Sec. 501(c)(3) tax exempt status (EIN 84-5147328).

The 43rd State has an amazing Naval History that even many of our residents are not aware of. From the second largest of seven Navy Bootcamps in WWII to the first Nuclear Submarine Prototype ever built to "The U.S. Submarine force's most important body of water."

Gem of the Fleet!
The USS IDAHO SSN 799 will be the 26th Virginia Class Submarine built since the 1999 and the eighth Block IV variant of the class incorporating the very latest in undersea warfighting technology and submarine construction techniques.

Our Committee responsibilities are numerous. Foremost is building the long-term connection between Idahoans and our namesake warship's young sailors who will serve aboard her in dangerous places.
USS IDAHO News
Photos sought to furnish interior of nuclear attack sub USS Idaho
May 31st, 2025
Sandpoint Reader - 5/28/2015 - The commissioning committee for the forthcoming USS Idaho SSN 799 is seeking artistic submissions from Gem State residents to decorate the interior of the Virginia class nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine.
USS Idaho seeks photography to furnish submarine's interior
May 31st, 2025
5b Gazette - 5/28/25 The USS Idaho SSN 799 will soon be sailing the world and its commissioning committee is seeking photography from the Gem State to be displayed in the ship's interior. The committee wants the interior of the submarine to reflect the beauty, culture and spirit of Idaho for the crew and its visitors as it pulls into numerous ports to host heads of state and dignitaries, according to a press release.
Hot Weather + USS Idaho Photos + New Playground
May 29th, 2025
Boise Dev: 5/28/2025 - Good morning. Today we have details on triple-digit temperatures followed by a cool down, the USS Idaho Photo Contest, and a new Boise playground opening after a fire.
USS Idaho Events
Victory Belles Perform in Wood River Valley to Celebrate End of WWII and USS IDAHO SSN 799 - August 14
August 15, 2025
The public is welcome! To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and the USS IDAHO SSN 799, The Victory Belles will be in the Wood River Valley from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on: Thursday, Aug. 14 at 6:30pm at Hop Porter Park, Hailey, Idaho.
Victory Belles Perform in Wood River Valley to Celebrate End of WWII and USS IDAHO SSN 799 - Aug. 13
August 14, 2025
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and USS IDAHO SSN 799, The Victory Belles will be in the Wood River Valley from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Wed. 8/13 at the Ketchum’s American Legion Post 115.
FREE Reception to Honor Crew Members of the Future USS IDAHO SSN 799
April 24, 2025
You're invited to a FREE reception to honor crew members of the future USS IDAHO SSN 799 submarine who will be with us on their visit to their ship's namesake. Thursday, April 24 at 6 p.m.
Watch the USS IOWA Commissioning
April 5, 2025
The USS IOWA will be commissioned on Saturday, April 5 at 10:00 am Eastern Daylight Time. You can watch it here.
IDAHO 799 Christening
16 MAR 2024










Pressure Hull Complete
Fall 2023

The USS IDAHO crew and Electric Boat employees in front of the future USS IDAHO SSN 799 in October 2023. Photo courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat via the USS IDAHO Commissioning Committee.
Photo Courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat
Keel Laying Ceremony
24 AUG 2020
IDAHO 799 Float Off
See this incredible footage of the Float Off (Launch) of the IDAHO 799 at Electric Boat in Groton on 06 AUG 2024.
IDAHO 799 Roll out
See this amazing time-lapse footage of the IDAHO 799 being rolled out of the manufacturing building at Electric Boat in Groton and being staged for the Float Off.
USS IDAHO March
Silver and Gold Beneath the Waves
A march dedicated to the sailors of the USS IDAHO SSN 799 serving our nation and representing the people of the great state of Idaho
Composer: Professor Dan Bukvich, University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music
The complete breakdown of the different parts of Silver and Gold Beneath the Waves by Professor Dan Bukvich.
Links
ARD Bayview Video
