USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) explained

USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795), is a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy and the second such boat commemorating Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, pioneer of the nuclear navy.[1] The boat's sponsor is Darleen Greenert, wife of then Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jonathan Greenert.[2] Both the boat's name and her sponsor were announced by the Secretary of the Navy at a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard on 9 January 2015. Hyman G. Rickovers christening occurred on 31 July 2021,[3] and she was commissioned on 14 October 2023, during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Connecticut.[4]

Construction

In October 2024, the Navy reported that welders at the Newport News Shipyard purposely circumvented proper procedures, resulting in substandard welds on the ship. However, the Navy also said the faulty welds did not impact the safety of the vessel.[5]

Ship's name

The first was a, and the only submarine of her class not to be named after an American city or town, while this submarine is the second of her class not to be named after a U.S. state (the first being).

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Notes and References

  1. News: LaGrone . Sam . 9 January 2015 . Navy Names Attack Boat After Rickover . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925232430/https://news.usni.org/2015/01/09/navy-names-attack-boat-after-rickover . 25 September 2023 . 9 January 2015 . U.S. Naval Institute.
  2. Web site: 9 January 2015 . CNO, SECNAV and other distinguished guests help Naval Reactors celebrate the 60th anniversary of the USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571) first signaling "underway on nuclear power . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207230243/http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.asp?id=20116 . 7 February 2015 . U.S. Navy.
  3. Web site: 1 August 2021 . Navy christens 2nd submarine in honor of Adm. Rickover . live . https://archive.today/20240119014052/https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/08/01/navy-christens-2nd-submarine-in-honor-of-adm-rickover/ . 19 January 2024 . Navy Times . Associated Press.
  4. Web site: 13 October 2023 . Navy to Commission Submarine Hyman G. Rickover . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207212612/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3556738/navy-to-commission-submarine-hyman-g-rickover/ . 7 December 2023 . 14 October 2023 . U.S. Department of Defense.
  5. News: Shane III . Leo . Ziezulewicz . Geoff . Navy identifies three vessels impacted by faulty shipyard weld work . 13 October 2024 . Army Times.

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