Hudson says 27 watch parties of the ceremony at 9 a.m. central time on Saturday are scheduled around the state, including at ...

On Saturday people are celebrating the commissioning of the USS Iowa at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. The USS Iowa is the 24th such submarine in the Navy, with a total of ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...

GROTON, Conn. — The Navy will commission the 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New ...

The USS Iowa (SSN 797) — the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the U.S. state — was commissioned in a ceremony on ...

Christie Vilsack, third from left, sponsor of the new USS Iowa submarine, poses with crew members and Kelly Sullivan, far ...

The new USS Iowa sub, SSN 797, was commissioned Saturday morning during a special ceremony at Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Her maiden voyage will begin on Nov. 4, Commanding ...

“It is an honor to commission the Navy’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, here at Groton, the submarine capital of the world,” Phelan said. “USS Iowa will make our fleet stronger and more ...

Also attending will be about 65 to 70 Navy veterans who served on the battleship USS Iowa, hull number BB-61, which served from World War II through the 1980s and is now a museum ship at the Port ...

Nicknamed “Showboat,” the USS North Carolina (BB-55) was the lead ship of her class during an age when the battleship was still a critical component of the United States Navy’s overall grand ...