The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

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

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana returned last week to Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., after six months and 42,000 nautical miles on deployment. “It’s great to be ...

A new U.S. Navy submarine was commissioned on Saturday in Groton. The USS Iowa is the 24th Virginia-Class Fast-Attack ...

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 ...

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. There are more than two dozen watch parties in ...

The new Navy submarine, a nuclear-powered Virginia-class vessel, is the first submarine to be named for the state.

The new USS Iowa sub, SSN 797, was commissioned Saturday morning during a special ceremony at Submarine Base New London in ...