The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Hyman G. Rickover Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine — built by General Dynamics’ Electric Boat subsidiary — during a ceremony held at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, DVIDS reported Saturday.
The USS Rickover is the second Navy submarine named after Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, a figure seen as a pioneer of the nuclear Navy.
The first Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) is a Los Angeles-class submarine commissioned on July 21, 1984, and decommissioned in December 2007 after 12 deployments.
With a crew of nearly 135 Navy personnel, the new USS Rickover is capable of diving to depths greater than 800 feet at speeds faster than 25 knots.
“The crew of Hyman G. Rickover and our industry partners have worked tirelessly over the past several years to bring our nation’s newest submarine to life and we wouldn’t be here today without them,” said Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, a 2023 Wash100 awardee.
