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First coed submarine joins Navy fleet

UNDATED (WKRC) - The U.S. Navy announced its first-ever coed submarine. USS New Jersey (SSN 796) was commissioned on Saturday, making history for the U.S. Navy by becoming the first-ever coed ...
Navy Times

US Navy christens nuclear submarine USS Arkansas

The U.S. Navy christened the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia on Saturday. (Chris Rose/HII) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The nuclear submarine Arkansas was christened ...
Stars and Stripes

Virginia-class attack submarine is the new ‘backbone’ of Navy’s undersea service

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy officially has a new “backbone” of its submarine fleet that is bigger, faster, quieter, and has more endurance and firepower than the Vietnam War-era design it passed by in ...
The National Interest

2 Words That Can Sink a U.S. Navy Attack Submarine

Uncovered Hatches: In a construction mishap reminiscent of past U.S. incidents, the lead vessel of China’s new nuclear-powered attack submarine class reportedly sank while docked, echoing the 1969 ...
PBS

Inside the USS Iowa Submarine Commissioning and a Look at Navy Sub School

Inside the commissioning of the USS Iowa submarine and a look at Navy sub school. We travel to Connecticut for the commissioning of the USS Iowa submarine. While we were there, we also got a ...