WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of three Virginia-class submarines, with one being named the USS Norfolk.
It will join the USS Potomac and USS Brooklyn, according to a Monday announcement.
The future USS Norfolk (SSN 815) honors the city of Norfolk and three previous U.S. Navy vessels:
- A brigantine from 1798–1800, which undertook convoy duty during the Quasi-War with France.
- A destroyer leader from 1953–1970, which served as an antisubmarine hunter-killer ship in the Atlantic.
- A Los Angeles-Class nuclear attack submarine from 1983–2015, which conducted operations in the Atlantic during both the Cold War and the Global War on Terror.
Founded in 1682, Norfolk quickly grew into a center of trade and shipbuilding. Gosport Shipyard, now Norfolk Naval Shipyard, played a critical role in the Navy’s development. The Federal Government purchased the shipyard in 1801…