The future USS IDAHO SSN 799 Christening was held in Groton, Connecticut on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Our past events page will soon have pictures of the incredible event!
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 will be christened the spring of 2024, and is likely to be commissioned into the Navy fleet during the spring of 2025. 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
Historic Moment for New Post Falls Historical Society President
April 11th, 2024
POST FALLS — The new president of the Post Falls Historical Society, who has a long history of loving history, began her journey at the helm of the history-promoting nonprofit with her own historic adventure.
Payette Lake Water Christens USS Idaho Submarine
April 11th, 2024
McCall Star News -- Linda Fleetwood of McCall stood by and watched as a nuclear-powered attack submarine named the USS Idaho was christened in Groton, Connecticut, on March 16.
USS Idaho Submarine Christened Amid Unprecedented Demand for Workers
April 4th, 2024
Miltary.com -- As a bottle of sparkling water broke against the hull of the USS Idaho, submarine test mechanic Spencer Holzschlag stood at the sail atop the massive ship to drown out the celebratory clink with the blast of a whistle that reverberated through the shipbuilding hangar for 10 deafening seconds.
USS Idaho Events
Watch the replay of the future USS IDAHO Christening
March 16, 2024
Watch the replay of the future USS IDAHO christening with footage shot by Idaho Public Television and Electric Boat.
USS IDAHO Christening in Groton, Connecticut
March 16, 2024
USS IDAHO Christening Date in Groton, Connecticut has been set for Saturday, March 16, 2024
Idaho’s Nuclear Navy
November 30, 2023
In the early fifties, the U.S. Navy under the leadership of Admiral Hyman Rickover was hard at work developing a nuclear-powered engine to drive submarines and aircraft carriers.
USS IDAHO Christening Information
August 17, 2023
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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
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.