Minnesota was laid down on 20 May 2011, and christened on 27 October 2012 in a ceremony attended by many top ranking officials in the U.S. Navy and Congress.

[1][6][7] On 6 June 2013, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that Minnesota had been delivered to the Navy, nearly 11 months ahead of schedule.

After commissioning, Minnesota remained at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyards in Groton, CT for over two years.

[10][11] On 27 May 2016, Minnesota left the Electric Boat shipyards for her home port, Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, to prepare for fleet operations.

[13] On 26 November 2024, Minnesota arrived at her new home port, Naval Base Guam,[14] the first forward-deployment of a Virginia-class submarine.