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PostPosted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 9:27 am 
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Launched earlier this month. Slated to be commissioned on August 2018.

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U.S. launches 'most advanced' stealth sub
By Zachary Cohen, CNN
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The nuclear-powered USS South Dakota marks the US Navy's latest effort to maintain undersea superiority.

Touted as the world's most technologically advanced fast attack submarine, the USS South Dakota is set to join the US Navy fleet amid a growing threat to American undersea dominance from several foreign rivals.

Operating beneath the ocean's surface, a submarine's strategic value is often tied directly to its ability to navigate in or near enemy waters without being detected to conduct reconnaissance or attack missions.

For years, the United States has maintained a technological edge over the submarines developed by rival nations, but recent advances made by Russia and China have sparked concerns of an emerging threat to American undersea superiority.

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Apparently there was a delay in the original commissioning ceremony since the first post in the thread last year:

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Connecticut Commissioning Ceremony Set for Navy Submarine
7 Jan 2019
The Associated Press | By The Associated Press
GROTON, Conn. — A ceremony to commission the Navy's newest attack submarine has been scheduled for next month at the submarine base in Groton, Connecticut.
USS South Dakota will be commissioned at the Navy base on Feb. 2 as the 17th Virginia-class submarine to join the fleet.
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USS South Dakota Joins Fleet as 'Most Modern Sub in the World'
3 Feb 2019
The Day, New London, Conn. | By Julia Bergman
Ninety-two-year-old World War II veteran Richard "Dick" Hackley handed over the watch Saturday to Lt. Ben McFarland, a sailor assigned to the Navy's newest submarine.
Hackley served as a radar operator on the USS South Dakota (BB 57), among the most decorated battleships of the war.
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McFarland, known as a plank owner, is among the first to serve on the fast-attack submarine USS South Dakota (SSN 790), which was commissioned at the Naval Submarine Base before a crowd of about 1,400 people. Another 800 watched on a screen from nearby Dealey Center on base.
Virginia-class fast-attack submarines like the South Dakota, with a crew of about 135 sailors, are designed to operate in various depths, from deep ocean environments to shallow coastal waters. The submarines can perform a variety of missions, including surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as hunt and sink other submarines and surface ships. They can launch land-attack missiles, torpedoes and mines.
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