“The officers, crew and families of the USS Iowa SSN-797 refer to me as the ‘mom of the boat.’ ” The official crest of the new U.S.S. Iowa submarine (SSN-797) includes a likeness of its ...

The SSN 797 submarine offers quiet movement, and it's equipped with sensitive sonar to track other subs and warships. The ...

Another USS Iowa has joined the U.S. Navy’s fleet. The nuclear-powered submarine is the fourth Navy vessel to bear the USS ...

Guests watch Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speak during the livestream of the USS Iowa commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut ...

The USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. It is the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the state of Iowa.

The USS Iowa submarine on sea trials in November 2024. (Photo courtesy of the U.S.S. Iowa Commissioning Committee) WATERLOO — Watch parties are being held around the state the first weekend in ...

The first USS Iowa was a pre-dreadnaught battleship, BB-4, first laid down in 1893, then decommissioned in 1903. The second, and most famous, was BB-61, the lead ship of the Iowa class of battleships.

There are more than two dozen watch parties in Iowa for Saturday's ceremony, as well as a live-stream set up on the USS Iowa Commissioning Committee. There are more than two dozen watch parties in ...