In September 2020, the future Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN-794) was christened in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding Division ...

Five mega-battleships were authorized, and a new USS Montana would be the lead ship. So large were the proposed vessels that they would not have fit through the locks of the Panama Canal, Green said.

She's touted as a force to be reckoned with. And after nearly a 100-year absence, a U.S. Navy vessel now bears the name “Montana.” And when she takes to the water, you better beware of the ...

Battleship combat was an inherently risky endeavor. ... HIJMS Yamato sank under a barrage of bombs and torpedoes two months before the projected completion date of USS Montana.

The future USS Montana, a fast-attack submarine named after the Treasure State, successfully completed initial sea trials Feb. 4, builders of the nuclear-powered vessel said. The Montana, also ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - She’s touted as a force to be reckoned with. And after nearly a 100-year absence, a U.S. Navy vessel now bears the name “Montana.” And when she takes to the water ...

The Navy’s newest submarine will join the fleet Saturday after being commissioned as United States Ship Montana — a final step in a journey that began seven years ago at Newport News Shipbuilding.

The USS Montana submarine in Newport News, Virginia (photo credit: Ashley Cowan, ... The only other Navy ship christened “Montana” was an armored cruiser commissioned in 1908.

The first warship to be named after the state is the armored cruiser USS Montana (ACR 13). The ship has a crew of 140 sailors, that are capable of supporting a variety of missions.

The Montana, also known as SSN 794, is a 7,800-ton Virginia-class submarine. It spent several days at sea completing "alpha trials," which represent the first time testing the ship's systems and ...