Adm. Hyman Rickover, “the father of the nuclear Navy,” once stated, “All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom … Good ideas are not adopted ...

Rear Admiral Hyman Rickover fathered the nuclear navy and combined the necessary qualities of a brilliant engineer and an astute diplomat needed to bring the Navy through the treacherous straits of ...

Oct. 13 (UPI) --The U.S. Navy's newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, named after the "Father of the Nuclear Navy," will be commissioned this morning in a ceremony in Groton, Conn. The future ...

The U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarine, future USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), was christened during a ceremony at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Conn., ...

Sarah Greenert McNichol, Matron of Honor for the pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), christens the ship during a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard facility in ...

Despite the challenges of the last one-and-a-half year, the U.S. Navy continued to work diligently on its fleet, with not a single shipyard being closed throughout this period. This is how its newest ...

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will name the fifth Block IV Virginia-class nuclear attack boat (SSN-774) after the father of the nuclear submarine — Adm. Hyman Rickover, according to a Friday ...