Posts Tagged ‘USS Delaware’
USS Delaware (SSN 791) Scheduled to Return Home to Groton, Connecticut Early Next Week
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), commanded by Cmdr. Robert Low, will return to its homeport from a scheduled deployment at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Monday, August 14th. SSN 791 was commissioned April 4th, 2020 and is the seventh U.S. warship named after the 1st state of Delaware. The crew…
Read MoreUSS Delaware Commissioned into the US Navy Today
The big day for the USS Delaware was a small affair today – thanks to the coronavirus – at the Port of Wilmington. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine was commissioned into the US Navy administratively and transitioned to normal operations with her 136-member crew. The USS Delaware is a flexible, multi-mission platform designed to carry…
Read MorePublic Commissioning Ceremony for USS Delaware Canceled
The commissioning ceremony for the future USS Delaware on April 4 in Wilmington has been canceled because of the current health and public safety restrictions of large crowds. The commissioning will take place administratively and the ship will begin normal operations with the fleet. The Navy will look for a future opportunity to commemorate the…
Read MoreDE General Assembly Recognizes Officers & Crew of New USS Delaware
USS Delaware Christened
The seventh Navy vessel to be named after the First State was christened Saturday at the Newport News Shipyard in Virginia. Governor John Carney and US Senator Tom Carper were part of the Delaware officials on hand for the ceremony. Dr. Jill Biden is the sponsor of the USS Delaware and did the honors to…
Read MoreUSS Delaware Attack Sub to be Christened in VA Saturday
The Navy will christen the attack submarine, the future USS Delaware (SSN 791), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, in Newport News, Virginia. The principal speaker will be United States Senator Tom Carper from Delaware. Dr. Jill Biden, former second lady…
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