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Latest Navy ship named 'Colorado' to be commissioned Saturday

The nuclear-powered USS Colorado submarine will be commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.
Credit: US Navy Photo

A new U.S. Navy submarine named after the state of Colorado will be officially commissioned and launched into service tomorrow.

The nuclear-powered USS Colorado submarine will be commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.

It's the fourth U.S. Navy ship named after the state. The last USS Colorado was a historic battleship that went into service in 1923 and saw extended action in World War II's Pacific Theater, earning seven battle stars for service. It was decommissioned in 1947.

Other Navy ships with the Colorado name included the first, a three-masted steam screw frigate that participated in the Union Navy's Gulf Blockading Squadron and fought in the Second Battle of Fort Fisher. The second was an armored cruiser that escorted convoys of men and supplies to England during World War I. (See gallery for more photos.)

Read more at the Denver Business Journal: http://bit.ly/2FWpwTZ

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