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Governor Dirk Kempthorne and CAPT Dave Mericle reminisce about the christening of the USS BOISE
Former Idaho Governor and USS IDAHO Commissioning Committee Advisory Board Chair Dirk Kempthorne and CAPT Dave Mericle, US NAVY Retired, the First Commanding Officer of USS BOISE, share their memories of the Christening of USS BOISE in OCT 1990 when Governor Kempthorne was Mayor of Boise.
PCU IDAHO (SSN 799) Change of Command Ceremony
The PCU IDAHO SSN 799 Change of Command was FRI 07 MAR.Cmdr. Randall Leslie turned command over to Cmdr. Chad Guillerault in a traditional change of command ceremony. You can watch the ceremony on the PCU IDAHO Facebook site.
Naval Sea Systems Command: U.S. Navy Launches New Attack Submarine
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.
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
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.
New Time-Lapse Videos of Future USS IDAHO Roll Out from Electric Boat on June 24
Newly released time-lapse videos from Electric Boat shipbuilders show the Roll Out of the future USS IDAHO on June 24, 2024.
Unfathomable story of self-taught engineer born in Ireland, reshaped global warfare — yet died in poverty.
KTVB: Float off: USS Idaho launches into the Thames River
The USS Idaho was launched into the Thames River in Connecticut on Aug. 6. It is the fifth vessel to hold the Idaho name.
USNI News: General Dynamics Electric Boat Launches Attack Boat IDAHO 799
USNI News: General Dynamics Electric Boat launched the latest attack submarine last week, Naval Sea Systems Command announced. The future USS Idaho (SSN-799) was launched from the Connecticut shipyard into the Thames River on Aug. 6, according to the release. The attack boat will now be pier side for final outfitting ahead of delivery to the Navy.