{"id":31790,"date":"2023-10-18T18:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=31790"},"modified":"2023-10-20T06:42:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:42:15","slug":"navy-commissions-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn-795","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=31790","title":{"rendered":"Navy Commissions USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Darleen Greenert, Rickover\u2019s sponsor, Navy veteran, and wife of former Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan Greenert, highlighted the sacrifice of military families during her remarks and remembered the late Eleonore Rickover, the namesake admiral\u2019s wife and sponsor of SSN 709.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow lucky am I be to be standing by these wonderful, amazing submariners,\u201d Greenert said to the audience before making one request. \u201cTake my submarine sailors in your hearts and keep them in your prayers – however you pray – and help them be strong because we know they are brave.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ceremony culminated a years-long process for commissioning the USS Rickover, the second submarine to commemorate Adm. Hyman G. Rickover – often referred to as the father of the nuclear Navy. The first Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709), commissioned in Groton on July 21, 1984, and deployed 12 times until its decommissioning in December 2007.<\/p>\n

Greenert gave the crew the traditional order to \u201cman our ship and bring her to life,\u201d after which Rickover\u2019s sailors responded \u201caye aye ma\u2019am\u201d before ceremonially running aboard the submarine.<\/p>\n

Rickover\u2019s commanding officer Cmdr. Matthew Beach called the event a \u201cmomentous occasion\u201d during his speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe commissioning of [this] ship is dedicated to a leader who reshaped our sea service through an unrelenting 63 years of service,\u201d Beach said of Adm. Rickover\u2019s legacy. \u201cIn front of you today on board this ship, the proud sailors of the next generation – Hyman G. Rickover – stand ready to continue this legacy of excellence guiding our ship into harm\u2019s way and defending the values that we hold dear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other speakers at the commissioning ceremony included Kevin Graney, president of General Dynamics Corp.\u2019s Electric Boat shipyard, as well as U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut. The master of ceremonies was Lt. Cmdr. Collin Hedges, executive officer of the USS Rickover.<\/p>\n

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro praised the crew and the shipbuilders during his speech calling the commissioning a \u201ctrue milestone for our fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is great to be here in Groton, known to many as the submarine capital of the world, as we celebrate the return of Rickover into service,\u201d Del Toro said. \u201cThe crew of Hyman G. Rickover and our industry partners have worked tirelessly over the past several years to bring our nation\u2019s newest submarine to life and we wouldn\u2019t be here today without them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Capt. Jason Grizzle, commodore of Rickover\u2019s parent Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR, likened the success of the crew to the \u201chard work and dedication that directly mirror the teachings of the boat\u2019s namesake.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the words of Adm. Rickover, \u2018when doing a job \u2014 any job \u2014 one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever,\u2019\u201d Grizzle said. \u201cMatt and his crew truly embody the ingenuity and attention-to-detail which has been instilled in every submariner from day one \u2013 and I think every submarine veteran can feel this boat and this force is, and remains to be, theirs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rickover\u2019s youngest plankowner – an honorific given to commissioning crewmembers – Seaman Mark Dean called the commissioning event an \u201cunreal experience\u201d only being on board for a short time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a cool experience that not many people are able to experience,\u201d Dean said. \u201cToday, my submarine is being put into the fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adm. Frank Caldwell, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, highlighted Adm. Rickover\u2019s \u201cenduring impact\u201d on the Submarine Force as \u201cwe celebrate 75 years of the nuclear propulsion program.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral Rickover challenged what\u2019s possible beginning with our first nuclear powered submarine \u2013 USS Nautilus,\u201d Caldwell said during his remarks. \u201cIn doing so, he changed our submarine force, he changed the nature of naval warfare, and he changed U.S. industry and shipbuilding forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

USS Rickover is 377 feet long, has a 34-foot beam and is able to dive to depths greater than 800 feet and operate at speeds in excess of 25 knots. Rickover has a crew of nearly 135 Navy personnel.<\/p>\n

Fast-attack submarines are multi-mission platforms enabling five of the six Navy maritime strategy core capabilities \u2013 sea control, power projection, forward presence, maritime security and deterrence. They are designed to excel in anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare, special operations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, irregular warfare and mine warfare. Fast-attack submarines project power ashore with special operations forces and Tomahawk cruise missiles in the prevention or preparation of regional crises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 Darleen Greenert, Rickover\u2019s sponsor, Navy veteran, and wife of former Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan Greenert, highlighted the sacrifice of military families during her remarks and remembered the late Eleonore Rickover, the namesake admiral\u2019s wife and sponsor of SSN 709. \u201cHow lucky am I be to be standing by these wonderful, amazing submariners,\u201d Greenert […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":31792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31790"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31793,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31790\/revisions\/31793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}