The future USS IDAHO SSN 799 Christening was held in Groton, Connecticut on Saturday, March 16, 2024.

Our past events page has pictures of the incredible event! Check out the latest newsletter to read more!

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).

Idaho Naval History

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."

The Future USS IDAHO SSN 799
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.

The Commissioning Committee

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


Naval Sea Systems Command: U.S. Navy Launches New Attack Submarine

Naval Sea Systems Command: U.S. Navy Launches New Attack Submarine
September 27th, 2024

Naval Sea Systems Command: GROTON, Conn. - One of the U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarines, the future USS IDAHO (SSN 799), launched from General Dynamics Electric Boat’s shipyard into the Thames River, Aug. 6.


KTVB: USS IDAHO Float Off

KTVB: USS IDAHO Float Off
September 27th, 2024

USS Idaho launched for the "float off," but more work needs to be done. USS Idaho is deep into stage four of its lifespan.


New Time-Lapse Videos of Future USS IDAHO Float Off from Electric Boat on Aug. 6

New Time-Lapse Videos of Future USS IDAHO Float Off from Electric Boat on Aug. 6
September 26th, 2024

Newly released time-lapse videos from Electric Boat shipbuilders show the Float Off of the future USS IDAHO on August 6, 2024 in Groton, Connecticut.


USS Idaho Events


Sun Valley Culinary Institute - Culinary Training
May 14, 2024

Sun Valley Culinary Institute - Culinary Training


Post-Christening Evening Reception

Post-Christening Evening Reception
March 16, 2024

The USS IDAHO Commissioning Committee concluded a weekend of christening festivities by hosting an Idaho-themed reception for the crew and guests at the Mystic Marriott ballroom in Mystic, Connecticut on Saturday evening, March 16.


Guests Enjoy SPUD Juice at Outer Light Brewing Post-Christening Celebration

Guests Enjoy SPUD Juice at Outer Light Brewing Post-Christening Celebration
March 16, 2024

Outer Light Brewing Company continued the christening celebration Saturday afternoon, March 16. Visiting Idahoans and locals stopped by to sample SPUD Juice, the commemorative brew created by Outer Light Brewing Company in Groton, Connecticut and Sockeye Brewing in Boise, Idaho. The brew was named by the crew and is called SPUD Juice: Special Purpose Underwater Drink.


Post-Christening Reception at Electric Boat Provides Warmth and Comfort

Post-Christening Reception at Electric Boat Provides Warmth and Comfort
March 16, 2024

Following the christening of the future USS IDAHO, guests were bussed from the christening site (the Virginia-class hanger near the water), to the Columbia-class submarine hanger. The hanger is massive and is built to hold two Columbia class 560-foot-long submarines.


Pressure Hull Complete
Fall 2023

USS IDAHO Keel Laying

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 Keel Laying

Hull section of the future USS IDAHO on display festooned with the US Flag, Ships Crest and the Official Seal of the State of Idaho

USS IDAHO Keel Laying

The ship’s Sponsor, Terry Stackley giving her keynote address

USS IDAHO Keel Laying

Welder Tim Cashman of Electric Boat, welds Terry Stackley’s Initials into the plate of steel that will be mounted in the submarine

USS IDAHO Keel Laying

The ship’s Chief of the Boat, Master Chief David Pope, Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander Rene Medrano, Former Governor Dirk Kempthorne, Ship’s Sponsor, Terry Stackley and the Ships Commanding Officer, CDR Nicholas Meyers on stage at the Keel Laying.

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.

IDAHO Public Television
IDAHO EXPERIENCE
Idaho's Nuclear Navy

ARD Bayview Video

Support Our Ship and Sailors
Support Our Ship and Sailors