Room aboard new Navy submarine USS Idaho to be named for Dirk Kempthorne

The engine room of one of the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarines, the USS Idaho, will be named for former Idaho ...
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Room aboard new Navy submarine USS Idaho to be named for former Gem State governor

The engine room of one of the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarines, the USS Idaho, will be named for former Idaho ...

USS Idaho engine room to be named for former Gov. Dirk Kempthorne

Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne will be honored on the USS Idaho (SSN 799), with the ...
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A ‘Leak in the Engine Room’ Sealed the Fate of a U.S. Navy Submarine

What You Need to Know: Commissioned in 1961, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine of its time, designed to dive deeper and operate more quietly than any ...
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How Do Diesel Submarine Engines Work While Underwater?

The age of diesel-powered submarines began in 1912, and these subs dominated the waters for more than 40 years, through both World War I and World War II. In the U.S., this era ended when the last ...