The US Navy has commissions the USS Iowa (SSN 797). 7 April 2025

The US Navy has commissioned the 24th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), the USS Iowa (SSN 797). Image courtesy of the US Department of War, retrieved from Naval Today.

On 5 April 2025, the US Navy commissioned the the USS Iowa (SSN 797), the 24th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). The ceremony took place at Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Connecticut.

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