Rich Abott – Friday, July 17th, 2026 The Navy plans to award General Dynamics’ [GD] San Diego-based National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) a detail design and construction contract to procure two new AS(X) next-general submarine tender replacement ships, according to a July 16 notice. The New AS(X)-class ships are meant to replace the agingContinue reading “GD NASSCO To Build Two New Sub Tenders”
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Portsmouth (US) Naval Shipyard Delivers Battle-Ready Albany
BySeaWaves Magazine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) delivered USS Albany (SSN 753) June 29th to the Navy at Naval Submarine Base New London, returning the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine before the Fourth of July holiday. Team Albany worked tirelessly to deliver a battle-ready asset back to the fleet and get the team home to celebrateContinue reading “Portsmouth (US) Naval Shipyard Delivers Battle-Ready Albany”
One of America’s most decorated WWII submarines is leaving its Michigan home for the first time in 40 years
By JOEL BISSELL MLIVE.COM • July 12, 2026 An aerial image of the USS Silversides 236 submarine and museum in Muskegon, Mich. Behind the Silversides is the USCGC McLane, a prohibition-era Coast Guard cutter, which is also open for tours. (Joel Bissell, mlive.com/TNS) MUSKEGON, Mich. (Tribune News Service) — The USS Silversides, one of theContinue reading “One of America’s most decorated WWII submarines is leaving its Michigan home for the first time in 40 years”
U.S. Bases Nuclear Fast-Attack Submarine USS Tucson in Guam to Deepen Deterrence Along China’s Maritime Flank.
The U.S. Navy has forward-deployed the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) to Naval Base Guam, a move announced following its arrival on July 10, 2026, that strengthens America’s undersea combat posture in the Western Pacific. By basing another nuclear-powered attack submarine inside the region, the Navy reduces response times, increases patrol availability near keyContinue reading “U.S. Bases Nuclear Fast-Attack Submarine USS Tucson in Guam to Deepen Deterrence Along China’s Maritime Flank.”
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