A 27-foot model of the new USS Indiana, a Virginia-Class Fast Attack nuclear submarine, visited Columbus Wednesday night.

The model, as well as the ship’s commander and other crew, stopped at the Upland Pump House after a full day of touring other Indiana cities and towns. Ray Shearer, chairman of the USS Indiana Commissioning Committee, talks about why these visits are important…

Shearer says this submarine has a special connection with the state it is named after…

Shearer talks about the history of the USS Indiana…

As what’s next for the submarine…

Shearer says that all Indiana counties will be represented in interior decorating of the 377-foot long sub.

For more on the submarine, along with information on how you can support the commissioning committee, visit ussindiana.org.