Name USS Iowa Ordered April 28, 2014 Displacement 7,800 tons Construction started 17 May 1920 | Namesake State of Iowa Status On order Length 115 m | |
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Class and type Virginia-class submarine Builders General Dynamics Electric Boat, Newport News Shipbuilding | ||
Iowa (SSN-797), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the fourth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Iowa. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus officially announced the name on September 2, 2015, during a news briefing at Iowa State University.
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