The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...

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 ...

On Saturday people are celebrating the commissioning of the USS Iowa at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Gorton, Connecticut. The USS Iowa is the 24th such submarine in the Navy, with a total of ...

Armament Configuration: The submarine boasts four torpedo tubes and two Virginia Payload Tubes (VPT), which can carry Tomahawk missiles capable of striking targets over 1,200 miles away. This armament ...

The Navy's new submarine, USS Iowa, was constructed by Groton-based General Dynamics Electric Boat and it will be based at ...

GROTON, Conn. — The Navy will commission the 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New ...

Hudson says 27 watch parties of the ceremony at 9 a.m. central time on Saturday are scheduled around the state, including at ...

The USS Iowa has faithfully served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage of time. The United States Navy’s Iowa-class battleships ...

This weekend, the U.S. Navy is commissioning a new Virginia Class fast-attack submarine, the USS Iowa, and the Carroll ...

The SSN 797 submarine offers quiet movement, and it's equipped with sensitive sonar to track other subs and warships. The ...

VFW Post 10102 at 215 Washington Street will host a watch party Saturday when the U.S. Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine, ...

Thanks to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, the $750,000 in funding from the state of Iowa, the work has begun on a level above the main deck, where water has been leaking through the old patchwork of ...