Published March 13, 2012, 08:10 AM
Delegation asks to name submarine USS South Dakota
South Dakota’s congressional delegation is requesting the Navy name the next Virginia class attack submarine the USS South Dakota.By: AP, The Associated Press
South Dakota’s congressional delegation is requesting the Navy name the next Virginia class attack submarine the USS South Dakota.
In a joint letter to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Jr., Democratic Sens. Tim Johnson and John Thune and Republican Rep. Kristi Noem asked that the next Virginia class submarine be named after the state.
North Dakota was the most recent state to earn the honor.
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