GROTON, Conn. — The USS South Dakota joined the Navy’s fleet once again on Saturday, Feb. 2, as about 1,400 people gathered to see the new nuclear submarine be commissioned into service.

For the first time in decades, a U.S. Navy ship named for the State of South Dakota is getting ready to join the fleet. The future U.S.S. South Dakota, a 377-foot Virginia-class attack submarine ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The U.S. Navy plans to commission the future USS South Dakota, a fast attack submarine, on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn.The South Dakota, which was ...

But, frigid temperatures are keeping the crew off the USS South Dakota under a heated tent for Saturday's ceremony. Usually, the crew of a newly commissioned submarine run onto the boat.

The U.S. Navy has approved a crest for a new submarine that will bear South Dakota's name.. A committee that included crew members of the USS South Dakota worked for nearly a year to create the ...

The US Navy commissioned the USS South Dakota on Saturday and, in doing so, ushered in a new era of millennial undersea war fighters and the most technologically advanced submarine hunter-killer ...

USS South Dakota was officially commissioned in Groton, Connecticut. With the sound of a horn, South Dakota’s naval legacy entered a new chapter. Sunday, July 6, 2025 ...

The USS South Dakota will be commissioned this weekend in Connecticut, but for now we’re taking a look at what the symbol on the submarine means! The ship’s crest was designed by students and ...

The USS South Dakota nuclear attack submarine will soon be patrolling the silent seas along with a bit of poetry ... Rapid City Stevens girls 400-meter relay team sets new South Dakota state record; ...

The USS South Dakota, the ninth Virginia-class submarine built by General Dynamics Electric Boat for the U.S. Navy, was unveiled and christened in Groton on Saturday. The nuclear attack submarine ...

In August 2018, just two years from now, the new USS South Dakota is expected to make its debut in the Navy’s fleet. Not only will the next generation, Virginia-Class ...