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USS IDAHO Christening Date Set in March - Local News 8
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Next month, the U.S. Navy's newest Virginia-class submarine, the future USS IDAHO, will be formally christened and named. It will happen on March 16 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Connecticut.
U.S. Navy Submarine, the Future USS IDAHO to be Christened on Saturday, March 16, 2024
The U.S. Navy's newest Virginia-class submarine, the future USS IDAHO (SSN 799), will be formally christened and named on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut.
Groton, CT - On the bank of the Thames River, The USS Idaho (SSN-799), a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, awaits its momentous launch from General Dynamics’ Electric Boat shipbuilders. This event, expected in early 2024, marks not just the birth of a powerful vessel, but also a testament to the cutting-edge engineering and shipbuilding prowess right here in our own backyard.
PCU IDAHO Welcomes New Executive Officer LCDR Justin DeVillar
Lieutenant Commander Justin DeVillar Executive Officer Pre Commissioning Unit (PCU) IDAHO SSN 799
Learn about Idaho’s part in creating the U.S. Nuclear Navy. Idaho Public Television accompanied the commanding officer of the USS IDAHO submarine and some of its crew to the Acoustic Research Detachment in North Idaho to tell the story of the USS IDAHO, a Virginia-class attack submarine currently under construction. Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7EuvozVHxI
In 2023, the Navy’s ‘silent service’ started making noise
The advent of AUKUS has brought the Navy's submarine community into the national spotlight and that has led it to breakaway from its historical silence.
In the depths of this Idaho lake, the US Navy is testing out its submarine tech
Lake Pend Oreille is 1,158 feet deep and has long provided the military a freshwater spot for research on submersible design.
Idaho Public Television to examine 'Idaho's Nuclear Navy'
This year marks the Naval Reactors program's 75th anniversary — Aug. 4 marked the actual birthday — which launched as a joint Department of Navy and Department of Energy organization responsible for all aspects of the Navy’s nuclear propulsion. The history of Idaho's Nuclear Navy at the Department of Energy's desert site west of Idaho Falls dates to the program's inception.
