Room Aboard New Navy Submarine USS Idaho to Be Named for Former Gem State Governor

‘Driving force’: Former Idaho governor honored with name aboard nuclear submarine

A U.S. Navy ship will be named for the state of Idaho for the first time in more than a century, and now it will also carry the name of a “driving force” in public office for the state, too.Former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne has been given the rare distinction of having his name attached to a space aboard the newest U.S. submarine — specifically the engine room. The honor was recently granted by USS Idaho Navy Commander C.J. Guillerault as the nu…

Room aboard new Navy submarine USS Idaho to be named for former Gem State governor

Former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, right, visited with President George W. Bush at Tamarack Resort in 2005, before later becoming Bush’s secretary of the interior from 2006 to 2009. | File photo via Idaho Statesman WASHINGTON (Idaho Capital Sun) — The engine room of one of the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarines, the USS Idaho, will be named for former Idaho Governor and U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne. U.S. Sen. Jim Risch,…

Room aboard the USS Idaho dedicated to former governor Dirk Kempthorne

The engine room on the USS Idaho will be named after former governor Dirk Kempthorne.