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US Navy - Attack SubmarineSSN 691 - USS Memphis |
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Type, class: Attack Submarine, nuclear propulsion - SSN; Los Angeles class (Flight I) Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, Newport News, Virginia, USA
STATUS: Awarded: February 4, 1971 Laid down: June 23, 1973 Launched: April 3, 1976 Commissioned: December 17, 1977 Decommissioned: April 1, 2011
Homeport: - Namesake: City of Memphis, Tennessee Ships Motto: IN DEFENSE OF HUMAN FREEDOM - MAY SHE EVER PROWL THE SEA Technical Data: see: INFO > Los Angeles class Attack Submarine - SSN |
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 USS Memphis passes the Ledge Light lighthouse at the mouth of the Thames River for the final time - April 2011  USS Memphis transits the Thames River for the final time - Groton, Connecticut - April 2011  USS Memphis departs Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut for the final time - April 2011  Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2011  Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2011  Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - June 2010  Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2009  change of command ceremony - Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - July 2008  Fort Lauderdale, Florida - May 2007  Fort Lauderdale, Florida - May 2007  Mk-48 torpedo loading - Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - March 2007  Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - November 2005  Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - November 2005  Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2004  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - December 2003  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - December 2003  with USS Cincinnati (SSN 693) - 1984                    |
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USS Memphis (SSN 691): The sixth Memphis (SSN-691) was laid down on 23 June 1973 at Newport News, Va., by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.; launched on 3 April 1976; sponsored by Mrs. Catherine Beard, wife of Congressman Robin L. Beard, Jr., of Tenn.; and commissioned at Norfolk, Va., on 17 December 1977, Cmdr. G. Dennis Hicks in command. Memphis, Cmdr. James W. Davis, Jr., in command, completed a global circumnavigation (9 September 1980 - 7 March 1981). She set out from Norfolk, crossed the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, visited Naples, Italy, and carried out additional operations before tasking directed her to make for the Indian Ocean on 20 October. The attack submarine did not pass through the Suez Canal but sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar, crossed the equator west of Africa, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and accomplished upkeep alongside submarine tender Emory S. Land (AS-39) at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. She completed her maintenance on 7 December, and then participated in antisubmarine operations under the operational control of Commander Task Force 74 into the New Year. Memphis underwent repairs alongside repair ship Jason (AR-8) (29 January - 1 February 1981). She then visited the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Base West at Garden Island, Perth, Australia (6-11 February). The boat crossed the equator a second time, passed through the Panama Canal (2-7 March), and returned to Norfolk following a voyage of more than 50,000 miles. In addition to her primary attack (antisubmarine) role, Memphis was designated as a research and development boat for “submarine applications” (1990-91). Memphis, assigned to Submarine Development Squadron 12 at New London, Conn., carried out her final deployment during a voyage to European waters (10 January - 2 March 2011). The boat stalked aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) and guided missile cruiser Leyte Gulf (CG-55) during an encounter exercise in the Atlantic on 28 January. She completed repairs to her towed array system and to the ring laser gyro navigation system at Rota, Spain (31 January - 2 February). Memphis operated as the opposing force against NATO ships and aircraft in the Mediterranean near Sicily during exercise Proud Manta on 4 February. Memphis was decommissioned on 20 January 2012. source: US Naval History & Heritage Command (2015) |
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