USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) [SEP] vessel class
USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795)
USS "Hyman G. Rickover" (SSN-795), will be a , the second submarine of the United States Navy commemorating Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, pioneer of the nuclear Navy. The boat's sponsor is Darlene Greenert, wife of then Chief of Naval Operations, ADM Jonathan Greenert. Both the boat's name and her sponsor were announced by the Secretary of the Navy at a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard on 9 January 2015.
The first was a , and the only
USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709)
USS "Hyman G. Rickover" (SSN-709), a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, pioneer of the nuclear Navy, and the only "Los Angeles"-class submarine not named after a United States city or town. It was initially to be named USS "Providence"; however, following the retirement of Admiral Rickover, its name was reassigned prior to official christening. SSN-719 was later given the name USS "Providence"