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USS New Mexico (SSN-779) is a Virginia-class nuclear powered fast-attack submarine of the United States Navy. She is the second U.S. warship named for the 47th state, after the early twentieth century super-dreadnought, USS New Mexico. New Mexico is the sixth vessel of her class, which is intended to replace the older Los Angeles-class. [8]
One ship and one submarine of the United States Navy have been named USS New Mexico in honor of the state of New Mexico. USS New Mexico (BB-40) was the lead ship of her class of battleship, commissioned in 1918 and struck in 1947. USS New Mexico (SSN-779) is a Virginia-class submarine, commissioned in 2010.
The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of the state of Norway.As of 2008, the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 32,000 when fully mobilized) and 69 vessels, including 4 frigates, 6 submarines, 6 corvettes, 3 minesweepers, 3 minehunters, 3 support vessels and 2 training vessels.
A Norwegian fisherman caught a US submarine in his nets this week. The USS Virginia's propellers got tangled in the nets, reports say, dragging them out to sea.
That was year the U.S. Navy decided to rekindle its effort to find the USS Alligator, which sunk in 1863 off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, after a squall kicked up on the ocean and ...
Submarine USS Thresher sinks about 190 nmi (220 mi; 350 km) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts due to improper welds allowing in seawater which forced a shutdown of the reactor. Poor design of its emergency blow system prevented the ship from surfacing and the disabled ship ultimately descended to crush depth and imploded , killing all 129 on board.
Norway releases video to NBC News showing Russian submarines off its coast, as it beefs up naval patrols to protect undersea pipeline and telecoms cables. Norway watches warily as Russian subs and ...
41 Submarine rescue ship. 42 Fleet ocean tugs. 43 Auxiliary ocean tug. 44 Footnotes. 45 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... USS New Mexico (BB-40) USS ...