The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota transits Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on June 20, 2024, as it begins sea trials after undergoing a two-year maintenance period.

The deployment comes at a time when the US and China are flexing their muscles in the region to showcase their dominance. The ...

Item 1 of 2 Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN-783) is seen off the coast of Western Australia, Australia March 16, 2025.

U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine USS Minnesota begins sea trials as it transits Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on June 20. It is scheduled for a home port shift to Guam later in the year.

The Virginia-class USS Minnesota has arrived in Western Australia, marking the first of several planned visits by U.S. submarines this year, Australia’s Defence Department said Wednesday.

The USS F-1 was hit broadside by another sub during a training exercise and sank in seconds, killing 19 members of the crew.

The United States Navy Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota arrives at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia on February 25, 2025. Public Affairs Officer Lt. Corey Todd Jones/U.S. Navy ...

On a training exercise from its home port in Guam, USS Minnesota is a forerunner to four Virginia class submarines that will be hosted at a Western Australian naval base from 2027, under the AUKUS ...

Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN-783) is seen off the coast of Western Australia, Australia March 16, 2025. COLIN MURTY/Pool via REUTERS. By Kirsty Needham.

FILE PHOTO: Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN-783) is seen off the coast of Western Australia, Australia March 16, 2025. COLIN MURTY/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo.

Earlier in Guam on Monday, fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN-783) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Guam following its first operational tasking while forward-deployed in the Indo ...