USS IDAHO SSN 799 News
USS IDAHO SSN 799 To Be Christened on Saturday
KLEW -- This Saturday (March 16th) in Groton, Connecticut the USS Idaho SSN 799 will be christened. This is the first U.S. Navy warship that will carry the Idaho name in more than 100 years. "This is I think an honor to the state, for the state of Idaho to have a ship named after her. She is going to be the most technologically advanced submarine in the world," Commander of the Lewiston Veterans of foreign Wars Post #10043 Doug Welch said.
Why does Idaho have a nuclear submarine named after it? Navy history goes way back.
Idaho Statesman -- Other than the Port of Lewiston, which happens to be the most inland port on the West Coast, Idaho is otherwise a landlocked state. You might think, “Why in the heck would Idaho have a Naval vessel named after it?” “It’s because of the absolute DNA of the Navy in Idaho,” former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne told me in an interview. Kempthorne is chairman of the commissioning advisory committee for the USS Idaho, the newest nuclear submarine that will be joining the U.S. Navy fleet.
The U.S. Navy's newest Virginia-class submarine, the future USS IDAHO, will be formally christened and named on March 16 at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Conn.
Join us at the Egyptian Theatre in Boise for a screening of "Idaho's Nuclear Navy" on March 11. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Presentation and Q&A begin at 6:15 PM.
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