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| ‘Tested and battle ready' USS Montana returns to Navy fleet after 101-year absence |
| 2022-06-30 |
| [American Mil News] The USS Montana was commissioned Saturday during a ceremony at a shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, making it the first Navy ship named after the Treasure State in more than 100 years. "Today the USS Montana is tested and battle ready," Chris Jessel, executive officer of the submarine, said as more than 100 Montanans sat in the audience at Naval Station Norfolk. The $2.6 billion Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine will add the next generation of stealth, surveillance and special warfare capabilities to the Navy fleet, officials said. Gov. Greg Gianforte spoke as he stood near a banner for the submarine that read: "Vigilantes of the deep," a nickname adopted by the crew in an homage to the state’s period of vigilante justice in the 1800s. "Now more than ever, American strength on the world stage is needed," he said. "Today, the world’s most powerful, advanced and capable Navy adds to its fleet one of the most sophisticated submarines ever built." Gianforte said missions conducted on the USS Montana SSN 794 will make the nation and world more secure. He hoped the submarine’s crew members would draw strength from the state’s value of resilience, talking about recent flooding that ravaged communities. "I am proud, honored and humbled you will carry that resilience to all corners of the world in the service of our nation," he said, adding he knew the submarine would live up to its name. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 Along the lines of retired ships, understand an exhibition basketball game between michigan state and gonzaga will be played on a flattop in san diego. Hope the players can wear long pants, that nonskid can do a number on the knees. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2022-06-30 16:09 |
| #11 The deep blue sea is hard on a ship. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-30 15:08 |
| #10 I feel old today. I found out the only commissioned ships in the US Navy older than me are the Pueblo and Constitution. The next oldest was commissioned a few weeks after I was born. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-06-30 15:06 |
| #9 Be careful making jokes about dogs' intelligence. I understand the border collies can grok three phase power systems. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-06-30 13:02 |
| #8 What do you call an intelligent blonde? A golden retriever... (rimshot) |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-30 11:12 |
| #7 Suppose I should be happy it isn't the SSN 4 Non Blondes. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-06-30 11:09 |
| #6 The USS Kicked Their Ass has a nice ring to it... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-30 11:04 |
| #5 I prefer the World War II tradition of Fuck You names. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-06-30 11:02 |
| #4 With the retirement of the Iowa Class battleships, state names mainly went to Ohio Class SSBNs. But not entirely. SSBN-730 is the USS Henry M. Jackson. The Ohio, Michigan, Florida and Georgia were converted to SSGNs, in part to meet treaty requirements. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-30 10:27 |
| #3 Thought Montana was a Battleship class. USS Helena, sure. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-06-30 10:18 |
| #2 Good one, Thing. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2022-06-30 10:06 |
| #1 I would have liked to have seen Montana. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-06-30 08:05 |