USS South Dakota ( SSN 790) Commissioning Ceremony

The Navy will commission its newest fast attack submarine, the future USS South Dakota (SSN 790), during an 11 a. m. (EST) ceremony Saturday, Feb. 2, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. USS South Dakota is the 17th Virginiaclass attack submarine and the seventh Virginiaclass Block III submarine. Virginiaclass submarines are built to operate in the world s littoral and deep waters while conducting antisubmarine warfare; antisurface ship warfare; strike warfare; special operation