USS Hawaii to Stay at Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU, Aug. 23, 2006 -- Navy Secretary Donald Winter has confirmed that the USS Hawaii, one of the Navy’s new $2.6-billion stealth Virginia-class nuclear submarines, will be stationed at Pearl Harbor, the Associated Press reported yesterday. Winter said the 377-foot sub will be commissioned next summer in Connecticut, where it was christened in June, with Gov. Linda Lingle acting as its sponsor. The sub will likely be ready to move to its namesake state in 2009. Lt. Jeff Davis, Pacific Fleet Submarine Forces...