The latest Virginia-class attack submarine, SSN 797, has been officially handed over to the US Navy, representing the 12th battle force ship delivered this year.
Constructed through a partnership between General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding, this submarine is the 24th of its class and the 13th delivered by Electric Boat.
The transition marks the builder’s formal transfer of the vessel to the Navy, which will now undergo extensive testing and trials prior to its commissioning for active service.
Christened by American literacy advocate and politician Christie Vilsack in Groton, Connecticut, in 2023, the latest submarine is scheduled for commissioning in April 2025.
The Iowa is the sixth submarine of the ten VCS Block IV-configured attack submarines and the first submarine to bear the name of the Hawkeye State.
The name, USS Iowa, has previously been used for vessels such as the USS Iowa (BB 61), a battleship commissioned in 1943 that saw service during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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