Despite the challenges of the last one-and-a-half year, the U.S. Navy continued to work diligently on its fleet, with not a single shipyard being closed throughout this period. This is how its newest ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Soon the crew of the U.S.S. Hyman Rickover will be in command of a nuclear submarine named after a famous Chicagoan, and on Sunday they were in Chicago to learn more about the city ...

Sarah Greenert McNichol, Matron of Honor for the pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), christens the ship during a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard facility in ...

The Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine, Hyman G. Rickover, officially joined the fleet Saturday during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. It is the second boat to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new nuclear submarine will be commissioned this weekend in honor of a legendary Naval officer and Chicago native. The ceremony, that is replete with military meaning, will be the ...

Oct. 13 (UPI) --The U.S. Navy's newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, named after the "Father of the Nuclear Navy," will be commissioned this morning in a ceremony in Groton, Conn. The future ...

The U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarine, future USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), was christened during a ceremony at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Conn., ...

GROTON, Conn. (WLS) -- A new nuclear submarine was commissioned Saturday in honor of a legendary Naval officer and Chicago native. The Navy added the USS Rickover to its fleet, named after Admiral ...

Groton — The USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) was officially commissioned Saturday morning with roaring excitement from its 130 sailors at the Naval Submarine Base. “This is an exciting event that ...

Get emails on Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power news, photos & more. Combative, provocative and searingly blunt, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover was a flamboyant maverick, a unique American hero. When ...

Oct. 13 (UPI) --The U.S. Navy's newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, named after the "Father of the Nuclear Navy," will be commissioned this morning in a ceremony in Groton, Conn. The future ...

A four-star admiral who was by turns despised, admired and feared within the Navy for generations due to his single-minded push to harness the power of the atom will be the namesake of the service’s ...