USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709) [SEP] vessel class
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"
Hyman G. Rickover (disambiguation)
Hyman G. Rickover may refer to:
Admiral Rickover.
- Hyman G. Rickover (1900–1986), a U.S. naval admiral responsible for the development of naval nuclear propulsion, and also known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy"
- USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709), a U.S. Navy Los Angeles class nuclear submarine named after a U.S. admiral
Science fiction.
- Rickover nuclear reactor, a U.S. Navy nuclear reactor used in the science fiction novel "Red Mars"