Groton ― A change-of-command ceremony for the USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) was held Friday at the Naval Submarine Base, as Cmdr. Matthew Beach turned over command to Cmdr. Thomas “Woody” Williams, ...

GROTON, Conn. (WLS) -- A new nuclear submarine was commissioned Saturday in honor of a legendary Naval officer and Chicago native. The Navy added the USS Rickover to its fleet, named after Admiral ...

Adm. Hyman Rickover, “the father of the nuclear Navy,” once stated, “All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom … Good ideas are not adopted ...

Groton — The USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) was officially commissioned Saturday morning with roaring excitement from its 130 sailors at the Naval Submarine Base. “This is an exciting event that ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new nuclear submarine will be commissioned this weekend in honor of a legendary Naval officer and Chicago native. The ceremony, that is replete with military meaning, will be the ...

Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, who has long directed his salty criticism at inadequate U.S. schools and at unimaginative military brass, last week zeroed in on U.S. business. Industry has fallen ...

Get emails on Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power news, photos & more. Combative, provocative and searingly blunt, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover was a flamboyant maverick, a unique American hero. When ...

While submarines are generally named for states and cities, the US Navy has named a few for people. One of these remarkable individuals was Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, a Jewish Chicagoan who has had ...