Navy Lays Keel for Future USS Oklahoma (SSN 802)
WEBAug 2, 2023 · The future USS Oklahoma will be the 29th Virginia Class Submarine and the first Block V submarine. It is the second Navy vessel, and the first submarine, to be named for the state of Oklahoma.
HII Authenticates Keel of Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Oklahoma …
WEBNEWPORT NEWS, Va., (Aug. 2, 2023) – HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division authenticated the keel today for Virginia-class attack submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802).
How DNA Solved One of the Final Mysteries of Pearl Harbor
WEBDec 4, 2021 · Nearly half the crew of the USS Oklahoma was buried in unknown graves — until the military found a pioneering way to decipher a forensic puzzle.
Military Ends Pearl Harbor Project to Identify the Dead
WEBDec 7, 2021 · The remains of 355 sailors and Marines from the U.S.S. Oklahoma were identified using DNA and dental records, but 33 crew members could not be.
Accounting of unknowns from USS Oklahoma ends with reburial …
WEBDec 8, 2021 · FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The six-year project to identify the remains of unknown sailors and Marines who died aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 7, 1941, surprise attack on Oahu officially...
DOD Identifies Most Remains of Those Killed on USS Oklahoma
WEBSep 17, 2021 · The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified most of those killed on the USS Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941. Between June and November 2015, personnel...
New USS Oklahoma submarine to be named after ship sunk at …
WEBJun 4, 2024 · The new USS Oklahoma will be a Virginia Class, Fast Attack Nuclear Submarine, which has a crew of 132 sailors and 18 officers. It carries both Tomahawk Missiles and MK-48 torpedoes and has advanced stealth capabilities to make it virtually undetectable in water, according to the governor's announcement.
'Keel authentication' ceremony for future USS Oklahoma
WEBAug 2, 2023 · NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — When completed, the USS Oklahoma will become the Navy's 29th Virginia-class submarine and the 14th to be delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding.
Project reaches goal for identifying soldiers killed on USS Oklahoma
WEBJun 6, 2021 · Officials have identified 86% of the sailors and Marines who died on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor, surpassing the project’s original 80% goal.
Remains of Pearl Harbor sailors return home after 77 years
WEBMore than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor some who died on Dec. 7, 1941, are finally being laid to rest in cemeteries across the U.S. Bruesewitz, of Appleton, Wis., was killed on the USS Oklahoma and will be buried Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Arlington National Cemetery ...