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US Navy - Attack Submarine SSN 791 - USS Delaware |
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class: Attack Submarine, nuclear propulsion - SSN;
Virginia class (Block III) Builder: Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, USA STATUS: Awarded: December 22, 2008 Laid down: April 30, 2016 Christened: October 20, 2018 Launched: December 14, 2018 Commissioned: April 4, 2020 (administratively) IN SERVICE Homeport: Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut Namesake: State of Delaware Ships Motto: FIRST DEFENDERS OF LIBERTY Technical Data: see: INFO > Virginia class Attack Submarine - SSN |
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 third annual Submarine Conference of the Americas (SCOTA) at Fort Lauderdale, Florida - April 3, 2024  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - August 14, 2023  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - August 14, 2023  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - August 14, 2023  Torshavn, Faroe Islands - June 2023  Torshavn, Faroe Islands - June 2023  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - February 3, 2023  departing Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - November 28, 2022  President of the United States Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, ship’s sponsor for the Virginia-class submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), deliver remarks during a commissioning commemoration ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware April 2, 2022 NOTE: USS Delaware was commissioned administratively after the standard commissioning ceremony was cancelled due to public health concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. USS Delaware was the first ever US ship commissioned while underwater. The official commissioning ceremony occurred 2 April 2022 at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware.  commissioning commemoration ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware April 2, 2022  commissioning commemoration ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware April 2, 2022  arriving in Wilmington, Delaware for her upcoming commissioning - March 29, 2022  departing Groton, Connecticut - March 26. 2022  departing Groton, Connecticut - March 2022  departing Groton, Connecticut - March 2022  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - October 2021  trials - August 2019  trials - August 2019  trials - August 2019  trials - August 2019  roll out at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - December 12, 2018  roll out at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - December 12, 2018  roll out at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - December 12, 2018  roll out at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - December 12, 2018  roll out at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - December 12, 2018  christening ceremony at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - October 20, 2018  christening ceremony at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - October 20, 2018  Dr. Jill Biden, Sponsor, christens USS Delaware at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - October 20, 2018  Dr. Jill Biden, Sponsor, christens USS Delaware at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - October 20, 2018  pressure-hull complete - September 2018  while under construction  keel laying ceremony at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - April 30, 2016 |
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USS Delaware (SSN 791): Construction on Delaware began in September 2013. She was christened on 20 October 2018. She was commissioned administratively after the standard commissioning ceremony was cancelled due to public health concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Delaware was the first ever US ship commissioned while underwater. The official commissioning ceremony occurred April 2, 2022 at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware. Boat's sponsor is Dr. Jill Biden. |
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Delaware ... is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the nearby Delaware River named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor. Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated. Delaware's largest city is Wilmington, while the state capital is Dover, the second-largest city in the state. The state is divided into three counties, having the lowest number of any state; from north to south, they are New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle is more urbanized. In a similar vein to Maryland, Delaware's geography, culture, and history combine elements of the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, and Southern regions of the country. Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Delaware was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. It was initially colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael, near the present town of Lewes, in 1631. Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies that took part in the American Revolution. On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, and has since been known as The First State. Since the turn of the 20th century, Delaware is also a de facto onshore corporate haven, in which by virtue of its corporate laws, the state is the domicile of over 50% of all NYSE-listed business and 60% of the Fortune 500. source: wikipedia |
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