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October 27, 2021 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 27, 2021 10:09 pm

By Sean D. Elliot
Director of Photography

The U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) is escorted by the Thames Towboat Co. tug John P. Wronowski as it transits the Thames River on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, bound for the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) transited the Thames River inbound to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton on Wednesday.

The Indiana is the 16th boat in the Virginia class and sixth of the significantly redesigned Block III, including a revised bow and vertical launching system, or VLS, technology from the Ohio class of guided-missile submarines. It was returning from routine operations, according to Navy spokesman Lt. Seth Koenig.

Indiana, which was built at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, was launched on June 9, 2017. It was christened on April 29, 2017, and commissioned on Sept. 29, 2018, at Port Canaveral, Florida.

The U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) transits the Thames River on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, bound for the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) passes under the Thamse River Railroad and Gold Star Memorial bridges Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, as it transits the Thames River inbound to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) transits the Thames River on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, bound for the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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