08 March 2023 SECNAV Renames Pathfinder-class Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS Maury after Marie Tharp Today, on International Women’s Day, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship formerly named USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) has been renamed USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS 66)...
28 February 2023 SECNAV Names Future Virginia-class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine after 70th Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced during the U.S. Naval Academy’s Submarine Officer Selectee Dinner that future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN-808 will be named USS John H. Dalton (SSN 808)...
27 February 2023 SECNAV Renames Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser USS Chancellorsville after Robert Smalls WASHINGTON –Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser formerly named USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) will be renamed USS Robert Smalls (CG 62)...
17 February 2023 SECNAV Renames United States Naval Academy Campus Building After Former President Carter WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that the formerly named Maury Hall, at United States Naval Academy (USNA), has been renamed Carter Hall...
12 January 2023 SECNAV Names Future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer after MoH recipient Captain Thomas G. Kelley WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced during the Surface Navy Association Symposium that future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG-140 will be named USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG 140)...
10 January 2023 SECNAV Announces Sponsors for the Future USS Telesforo Trinidad WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced the sponsors for the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139), Jan. 10 during a celebration at the Rayburn House Office Building...
21 December 2022 SECNAV Awards Navy Cross to Retired Korean War Veteran WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro has awarded the Navy Cross to retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams for his actions on November 18, 1952...
21 December 2022 SECNAV Names Future Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS Robert Ballard WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship will be named USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67)...
13 December 2022 SECNAV Names Future America-class Amphibious Assault Ship Fallujah WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future America-class amphibious assault ship will be named USS Fallujah (LHA 9)...
22 November 2022 SECNAV Visits Souda Bay, India and Naples Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro traveled to Greece, India and Italy Nov. 15–22 to further U.S. national security interests by engaging foreign dignitaries, Department of the Navy (DON) senior leaders, Sailors, Marines and civilians while reinforcing bilateral security relationships with...