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]
Ship's name
The first was a, and the only submarine of her class not to be named after a United States 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
