August 16, 2003 The lead boat of the U.S. Navy's next-generation attack submarine, PCU Virginia (SSN 774), was christened during a ceremony at Electric Boat Corporation’s shipyard in Groton, Conn. Capt. David Kern is the prospective commanding officer.

October 23, 2004 USS Virginia was commissioned at Norfolk Naval Station. She will be homeported in Groton, Conn. Ten of a projected 30 Virginia-class submarines are under contract to be built by General Dynamics Electric Boat and Northrop Grumman Newport News.

November 23, 2005 USS Virginia, commanded by Cmdr. Todd Cramer, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London after a maiden underway period in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

January 12, 2006 SSN 774 entered the Electric Boat's shipyard for post-shakedown availability.

June 27, 2008 Capt. Robert E. Clark relieved Capt. Richard P. Breckenridge as Commander Submarine Squadron 4, during a change-of-command ceremony held aboard the Virginia.

September 5, The U.S. Navy conducted multiple launches of Tomahawk cruise missiles from SSN 774 in August in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the program's developmental and operational testing efforts. The test launches, the first ever for a Virginia-class submarine, included the launch and extended flight of multiple missiles to demonstrate the Virginia's launch capabilities.

January 9, 2009 USS Virginia, commanded by Cmdr. James Waters, III, departed Groton to conduct a six-week Operational Reactor Safeguard Examination (OARS) and a Tactical Readiness Evaluation (TREE).

October 15, USS Virginia departed homeport for its first six-month deployment.

April 13, 2010 SSN 774 returned to Groton after traveling more than 37,000 miles during the first major deployment for a Virginia-class submarine. The crew made port calls in Rota, Spain; Souda Bay, Greece; Fujahra, U.A.E.; and Aksaz, Turkey.

June 28, USS Virginia recently pulled to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to participate in International Fleet Review.

September 1, The Virginia arrived in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, for a first-of-its-class major overhaul, consisting of various maintenance projects and several system upgrades. The Extended Dry-docking Selected Restricted Availability is scheduled to begin Oct. 1.