The Navy will commission USS Iowa (SSN 797) on April 5, 2025. SSN 797 is the 5th Navy ship to be named Iowa; it is the first ...

THE U-S NAVY’S NEWEST FAST-ATTACK SUBMARINE WILL BE COMMISSIONED FOR DUTY SATURDAY, AND IT’LL FORMALLY ENTER SERVICE AS THE U ...

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 Navy's new submarine, USS Iowa, was constructed by Groton-based General Dynamics Electric Boat and it will be based at ...

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

Willie Ray's Q Shack Owner, Willie Ray, is in Connecticut to represent the state of Iowa during the USS Iowa Commissioning ...

Iowa took to the house floor earlier this week to speak about the United States Navy's commissioning of the USS Iowa.

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 ...

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

Current University of Iowa student and U.S. Navy veteran Thomas Lutz will attend the commissioning ceremony of the USS Iowa April 5 as a guest of Crystal ...

There are more than two dozen watch parties in Iowa for Saturday's ceremony, as well as a live-stream set up on the USS Iowa Commissioning Committee.

VFW Post 10102 at 215 Washington Street will host a watch party Saturday when the U.S. Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine, ...