Armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler acted as a deterrent to keep other nations from using their nuclear weapons ...

GROTON, Conn (WTNH) — A new U.S. Navy submarine was commissioned on Saturday in Groton. The USS Iowa is the 24th Virginia-Class Fast-Attack Submarine accepted into the fleet. The submarine is ...

The USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. It is the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the state of Iowa.

Nautilus is now an exhibit at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut. On January 17, 1955, the USS Nautilus transmitted a historic message: "Underway on nuclear power." As the world's ...

Joe Courtney, whose 2nd District encompasses the base and the shipyard, promptly issued statements hailing the USS Groton's apt naming. “Naming the USS Groton (SSBN 828) recognizes this iconic ...

The USS Iowa was christened on June 17, 2023, at Electric Boat in Groton by its sponsor Christie Vilsack, wife of former Iowa governor and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Vilsack ...

The naming of the third Columbia class submarine as the future USS GROTON is a well-deserved badge of honor that rightly acknowledges our community’s historic role in the United States submarine ...

On Saturday, April 5, the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa will be commissioned by the US Navy in Groton, CT. “It’s kind of bittersweet because it’s coming to an end,” said Tom Hudson ...

The future ballistic-missile submarine, USS Groton, honors the port town in Connecticut, known as the submarine capital of the world. This will be the fourth Navy vessel to bear the name.

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789), commanded by Cmdr. Kyle McVay, was on deployment for six months. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.

Artist’s rendering of the Columbia-class SSBN submarine. US Navy Image The future USS Groton (SSBN-828) “honors the port town in Connecticut and three previous vessels so named: a frigate ...

The U.S. Navy welcomed a new USS Iowa into its service this weekend ... but at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. The commissioning ceremony — with cold and dreary ...