You can now follow us on Facebook by clicking here Thursday, September 24, 2020 The 786 Club is proud to support the Commissioning Committee of the USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795). Like the USS Illinois, the USS Rickover is a Virginia-class submarine built by General Dynamics at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, CT. …
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Who we are Our website address is: http://786club.org. What personal data we collect and why we collect it As a rule, The 786 Club retains personal contact information for the purposes of carrying out the Club’s mission and enhancing the Club experience for its members. The 786 Club does not and will not share or…
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What’s New With The Boat
To come up to speed with the boat, look at the “Newsletters” Tab in this “What’s News” section. Newsletters are there for 2020 (May, August, and November) and for February 2021. The newsletters have a lot of news regarding our activities during the 2020 pandemic. We have also had our first in-person meeting after the…
USS Illinois History
The USS ILLINOIS (SSN-786) is the 13th Virginia Class nuclear submarine and part of the block III design. She was built by General Dynamics at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Ct. She is only the second U.S. Navy ship to be commissioned with the name “USS ILLINOIS” since a battleship with that name was…
