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The Commissioning of the future USS IDAHO SSN 799 will be in 2026 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton Connecticut.

Once the U.S. Navy provides the Commissioning Date, the Commissioning Committee will post on our website a form to request tickets to attend. This information will be turn over to the U.S. Navy who will conduct a security screening and will decide, based on capacity, who will receive tickets.

While there is no cost to attend the ceremony, the U.S. Navy has the final decision on who will be granted access onto the submarine base to attend.

We recommend signing up for our newsletter to get the most recent updates and to be on email list for the Commissioning Date announcement.

The formal commissioning ceremony will be held on a Saturday and will be approximately 1hr and 30 minutes, followed by a reception that is open to all attendees. Depending on security conditions there may be an opportunity to tour the submarine after the formal ceremony.

For our VIP Supporters ($2,500+) and Submarine Veterans, the Commissioning Committee is planning additional events on the Thursday and Friday prior the Saturday Commissioning.

There are several attractions in the immediate area to include the Naval Submarine Force Museum, Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park and Mystic Historic Seaport Village to name a few.

Distance / Typical Drive time to other cities in the region:

Newport Rhode Island – 52 miles / 1hr

Hartford Connecticut – 54 miles / 1hr

Boston Massachusetts – 105 miles / 1hr 40min

New York City – 132 miles / 2hr 20 min

We hope you consider requesting a ticket to this once in a lifetime event.

If you would information on hotels in the Groton CT area you can click on the link here to view information on 25+ hotels in the area we have collected and then download if you so choose.

Groton Area Hotel List (PDF)

Airport Information

There are two main airports that serve the Groton area:

Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) 200 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886 https://flyri.com/ ...is located south of Providence Rhode Island and 50 miles from the Groton area.  It takes approximately 50 minutes to drive from the airport during normal weekend traffic using Interstante 95.  Traffic during the week is normally not that affected by commuter traffic possibly right at rush hour given there are not cities between the airport and Groton.

Bradley International Airport (BDL) Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096 https://bradleyairport.com/ ...is located north of the Hartford metropolitan area 66 miles from Groton.  It takes approximatley 1hr 10min to drive from the airport during normal weekend traffic using Interstantes 91m, State Hwy 2, Interstate 395 and State Hwy 12.  However, traffic during the week varies DRAMTICALLY given you have to travel through the Hartford metropolitan area to get to Groton.

Groton-New London Airport (KGON) https://ctairports.org/airports/groton-newlondon/ Groton does have a small general aviation airport. No commercial flights are listed as serving this airport