New Submarine Name Announced On Monday, January 13th, the Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, announced the name selected for the newest Columbia Class boat, SSBN 828. Scheduled for delivery in 2032 it will be named to honor the ‘Submarine Capital of the World’ GROTON, Conn.
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USS New Jersey MilitaryTimes Hope HodgeSeck Fourteen years after the Navy began integrating women into submarine crews, the population of enlisted women and officers in subs continues to grow steadily year-over-year — and the service projects it will name the first female submarine commanding officer by 2028. That’s
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Some of the Hawkbill members, and associated friends, volunteered at the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. We had a great time getting the job done before having our own dinner later that day.
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A recent request to post the ‘American Submariner’ article on Idaho and submarine testing at Lake Pend Oreille. Unfortunately, the magazine is copyrighted but you can read it on line and download it off the USSVI website. To reach the on-line copy log in to the USSVI
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From USNI News General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic said GD Electric Boat work on the Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines and the Virginia-class nuclear attack boat would slow to keep pace with a supply chain that’s lagging construction. “EB continues to be severely impacted by late deliveries
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WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities. China already has the largest navy in the world, with over 370
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