(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, right, is joined by former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert after the announcement of the nuclear submarine USS Utah (SSN 801) at the Utah Capitol in 2017. Virginia-class submarines are typically named for states, and the Navy had been waiting to name the submarine whose registry number is to be 801, the telephone code for Salt Lake City and most of the Wasatch Front.