The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

SSN-797 was commissioned as USS Iowa, the first Virginia-class submarine of the second Trump administration. It was described as “just the beginning” of a revitalisation of US naval shipbuilding by ...

Submarine manufacturer General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a contract modification of about $12.4 billion for two ...

Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a two-ship contract modification on the existing Virginia-class submarine Block V ...

As the latest Block IV Virginia-class submarine, USS Iowa’s introduction is a big milestone for the Navy, . USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned over the weekend, becoming the twenty-fourth ...

April 5, 2025. US Navy Photo USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. The 7,800-ton ...

The submarine recently moved its home port from Hawaii to Guam, the first forward deployment of a Virginia-class submarine. "In time of conflict, that is where we replenish, repair and rearm ...

The USS Iowa is the 24th Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned and the first specifically designed to accommodate women. The ban on women serving aboard submarines was lifted in 2010 under ...

PERTH--In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of dolphins in new waters where ...