On April 25, the nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Idaho (SSN 799) was commissioned during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, officially joining the U.S.
The new USS Idaho, a Virginia-class submarine, will be stationed in Connecticut and captained by a state resident.
The abrupt firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan last week shouldn’t affect the unprecedented rate at which the service is pouring submarine construction work into Groton, according to one of the ...