The Navy celebrated the commissioning of USS Vermont (SSN 792), the first Block IV Virginia-class submarine to enter service, Saturday, Aug. 28, at Naval Submarine Base New London. “Vermonters have served with valor from the highest mountains to the depths of the ocean,” said Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, who served as the event’s keynote speaker and was…
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USS Vermont Participates in Exercises with Submarine Tupi
December 11, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Mariner’s Day celebrations, held on December 11, were attended by the USS “Vermont”, of the US Navy. As usually occurs when Marines are at sea, Submarine “Tupi” carried out joint operations with the North American submarine in the days before its arrival at the Submarine Base of Madeira Island, in Itaguaí (RJ), where…
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April 18, 2020 – The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Vermont (SSN 792), the 19th Virginia-class attack submarine, today, April 18, 2020. Although the traditional public commissioning ceremony was cancelled due to public health safety and restrictions of large public gatherings, the Navy commissioned USS Vermont administratively and transitioned the ship to normal operations. Meanwhile, the Navy is looking at a…
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