US Navy will name a future submarine for Atlanta, the 5th vessel named for Georgia's capital

Sailors stand in front of a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius at Port Everglades in Florida.
FILE - In this Saturday, July 27, 2019, file photo, sailors stand during a commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius, at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Atlanta is far from the ocean, but it will have a naval vessel named for it again.

U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced Wednesday that the Navy will build a nuclear attack submarine that will be known as the USS Atlanta.

It wasn’t immediately clear Wednesday when the construction will start on the submarine, when it will enter service, or how much it may cost.