SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Navy is planning to christen its newest fast attack submarine on Saturday morning.

The USS Utah SSN 801 is a Virginia Class nuclear submarine designed to seek and destroy other submarines and surface ships, as well as deploy special operations forces and carry out surveillance, recommence, and intelligence missions.

Virginia Class subs are fast, stealthy, and smaller than previous models making them ideal for close to shore operations.

The christening celebrations are scheduled to begin Thursday with an informal dinner at the Outer Lights Brewery in Groton, Connecticut.

Mike Lamoreaux is the chair of the USS Utah Commissioning Committee. He said when a new submarine is being christened, one of the things they do is, “Come up with the special beer brew.”

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