The U.S. Navy has some of the most advanced nuclear submarines in the world. Its newest addition is named after an important World War II ship.

The US Navy has taken delivery of a new 8,000-ton attack submarine built to slip quietly into contested waters and support elite special operations forces far from shore. The boat’s combination of low ...

The Columbia-class submarine outstrips its predecessor, the Ohio class, in many ways—but falls short in one conspicuous one.