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Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, S.D. 57501
605-773-3212
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 7, 2016
CONTACT: Tony Venhuizen or Kelsey Pritchard at 605-773-3212
Gov. Daugaard Signs USS South Dakota Bill
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed Senate Bill 114, the USS South Dakota bill, into law.
The bill appropriates $100,000 to the South Dakota Department of Military to support the USS South Dakota (SSN-790) Commissioning Committee’s activities. The Committee will be raising additional funds from the private sector.
The Virginia-class submarine is under construction and is expected to be completed in August of 2018. It will be the first submarine to bear the name USS South Dakota.
In the twentieth century, two naval battleships were named after the state: the USS South Dakota (ACR-9) commissioned in 1908 and the USS South Dakota (BB-57) commissioned in 1942.
Go to SSN790.org to learn more about the USS South Dakota (SSN-790).
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