The USS Iowa’s keel was laid in August 2019, with the SSN subsequently christened in June 2023. Each Virginia -class submarine is 7,800-tons and 377 feet (ft) in length, has a beam of 34ft, and ...

The USS Iowa has anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, a large aperture bow sonar array, and electronic sensors for tracking movements or navigating minefields, the ceremony booklet states.

From Montana to Iowa-Class: The Unfinished Story of USS Kentucky. ... Most notably, in 1956, her bow was removed and given to the Wisconsin, which had been damaged in a collision that year.

USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. The 7,800-ton nuclear attack boat is at least ...

The USS Iowa submarine is the latest of several ships named for Iowa. An Iowa steamship was used to transport troops in the Civil War. The battleship USS Iowa BB-4 saw service in the Spanish-American ...