Navy Silently Commissions Nuclear Attack Boats USS Vermont, USS Delaware

USS Delaware (SSN-791) transits the Atlantic Ocean after departing Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding division during sea trials in August 2019. Navy photo courtesy of HII

USS Vermont (SSN-792), the Navy’s first block IV Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, joined the fleet over the weekend in a subdued administrative action transitioning the boat to normal operations without the pomp and circumstance of a comissioning ceremony ashore.

COVID-19-related restrictions...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/20/navy-silently-commissions-nuclear-attack-boats-uss-vermont-uss-delaware

Leave a Comment

Join Our Newsletter
Enter your email to receive a weekly round-up of shipping news.
icon