Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that SSN 795, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Hyman G. Rickover. Mabus named the submarine to honor U.S. Navy Admiral Hyman G.

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, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

GROTON, Conn. (October 14, 2023) – Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) man the ship during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New ...

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 ...

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 ...