By News staff
GROTON, Conn. (AP) -- A Navy submarine based in Groton has a new commanding officer.
Navy Cmdr. Michael Quan turned command of the USS Providence over to Cmdr. Anthony Grayson at Wednesday's ceremony at the Naval Submarine Base.
The guest speaker was Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge, director of the Navy's undersea warfare division.
In March, the submarine returned from a deployment that was extended to seven months after commanders asked the submarine to stay out a month longer than planned.
The Providence was commissioned in 1985 and is the fifth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for the capital of Rhode Island.