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US Navy - Attack SubmarineSSN 760 - USS Annapolis |
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Type, class: Attack Submarine, nuclear propulsion - SSN; Los Angeles class (Flight III / 688i - improved) Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, USA
STATUS: Awarded: March 21, 1986 Laid down: June 15, 1988 Launched: May 18, 1991 Commissioned: April 11, 1992 IN SERVICE (2015)
Homeport: Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut Namesake: City of Annapolis, Maryland Ships Motto: BORN FREE - HOPE TO DIE FREE Technical Data: see: INFO > Los Angeles class Attack Submarine - SSN |
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USS Annapolis (SSN 760): The fourth Annapolis (SSN-760) was laid down on 15 June 1988 at Groton, Conn., by General Dynamics Electric Boat; launched on 18 May 1991; sponsored by Mrs. Myra F. Kauderer, wife of Vice Admiral Bernard M. Kauderer, Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet; and was commissioned on 11 April 1992 at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., Cmdr. Richard J. Severinghaus in command. Annapolis deployed with the George Washington (CVN-73) Carrier Battle Group to the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean, from 3 October 1997 - 3 April 1998. A crisis erupted with the Iraqis in November, and Annapolis passed southward through the Suez Canal on 16 November, operating in the Red Sea as a UGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) strike submarine. A CBS news crew embarked on board from 28-30 November, and she then moored at Bahrain from 4-6 December. Annapolis resumed operations, and an ABC news crew embarked from 7-9 December. The boat and her seasoned crew stayed at sea until 22 December, and then operated intermittently in the region into the New Year. Attack submarine Providence (SSN-719) relieved Annapolis on 19 and 20 March 1998, and she came about for home. Annapolis and Helena (SSN-725), Cmdr. Daniel J. Brunk in command, took part in Ice Exercise (Icex) 2009, in the Beaufort Sea, in the Arctic Ocean about 200 miles north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (28 February - 28 April 2009). The Navy’s Director of Submarine Warfare (OpNav N87), together with the Arctic Submarine Laboratory, located at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., planned and coordinated Icex 2009. A temporary tracking range, consisting of a small village constructed and operated by the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory, was built onto the ice to support the exercise. A detachment of British Royal Navy (RN) officers also deployed to the camp, and their deployment proved a poignant one because of the loss of two RN sailors during Icex 2007. British attack submarine Tireless (S.88) had operated with Alexandria (SSN-757) during that exercise, but an explosion on board Tireless on 21 March 2007 killed Leading Operator Mechanic Paul McCann, RN, and Operator Maintainer 2 Anthony Huntrod, RN. On 21 March 2009, the people at the camp and on board Helena and Annapolis held a moment of silence in honor of McCann and Huntrod. Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, visited the camp on 21 and 22 March. “The Arctic is important to the nation and the Navy because it really is a maritime domain,” Roughead explained. “We have some very fundamental interests - security interests - in the Arctic region. We've been here operating in this part of the world for a long time. The admiral further elaborated: “It gives us the opportunity to test our combat systems, our navigation systems, our communication systems and just what it’s like to operate in this very challenging environment. By coming up here, being part of not just a Navy initiative but a scientific initiative, it really helps out not just the Navy but other communities as well.” source: US Naval History & Heritage Command - - - The contract to build USS Annapolis (SSN-760) was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 21 March 1986 and her keel was laid down on 15 June 1988. She was launched on 18 May 1991 sponsored by Mrs. Myra F. Kauderer, and commissioned on 11 April 1992, with Commander Richard Severinghaus in command. Completing sea trials in April 1992, the ship had her first port visit to her namesake city, Annapolis, MD. She then entered Post Shakedown Availability in January 1993. After completing PSA in July 1993, the ship had her first port visit to Bermuda. In November 1993, USS Annapolis deployed on her first mission to the North Atlantic. Later that year she was awarded the Submarine Group Two Silver Anchor Award for enlisted retention. Annapolis returned to Groton, CT for the Christmas holidays and then continued on deployment in the Northern Atlantic in January 1994. During this time the boat made her first visit to Bergen, Norway where some members of the crew had an opportunity to attend a few of the 1994 Winter Olympic events, including the Men's Gold Medal Hockey Match, before returning to Groton in March. During this deployment the boat and crew earned the Navy Arctic Service Ribbon. Following an in-port refit period, Annapolis participated in a six-month pre-deployment workup with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), and on 20 October 1994, began her first six-month Mediterranean Deployment with the Eisenhower Battle Group. During the deployment, the crew had a chance to make port calls in places as diverse as Gibraltar; Toulon, France; La Maddalena, Italy; Limasol, Cyprus; and Haifa, Israel. During this deployment Annapolis earned her first Sea Service Ribbon, Navy Expeditionary Medal and Meritorious Unit Commendation. Upon the boat's return, Annapolis was "adopted" by the town of Montville, Connecticut in an effort to strengthen community relations. The boat's next deployment was not until October 1997, when she returned to the Mediterranean Sea with the George Washington Battle Group. In November 1997, in response to an emergent political and military crisis in the Persian Gulf, Annapolis transited the Suez Canal en route to the Middle East. While on station, Annapolis played a key role as a Tomahawk strike platform as well as serving as a public affairs platform by hosting news crews from both ABC and CBS networks. Port calls were limited but the crew did get ashore in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. While in the Gulf, the boat earned her second Sea Service Ribbon and a Naval Unit Commendation. In March 1998 Annapolis was relieved of her duties by the USS Providence (SSN-719) and began the long voyage home. After more than two years of local operations and extensive upkeep, Annapolis transited back to the Mediterranean in the summer of 2000 for a six-month independent submarine deployment. While in the Mediterranean, the boat had a chance to participate in several multi-national exercises as well as in real-world operations in the Adriatic. Crew members had significant liberty in Gibraltar; Rota, Spain; Toulon, France; and La Maddalena, Italy, and earned its third Sea Service Ribbon and second Naval Expeditionary Medal. The boat returned from this deployment in January 2001. Annapolis entered Portsmouth Navy Yard for an extended overhaul on 23 April 2003. She set sail 16 May 2004, after completing a Depot Modernization Period one month ahead of schedule. On 28 February 2008, Annapolis returned to homeport Groton from a six-month deployment. The deployment included visits to Rota, Spain; Toulon and Brest, France; Praia, Cape Verde; and Ghana. Annapolis was the first U.S. submarine to make a port visit to Africa (Cape Verde) outside the Mediterranean. In addition to functions supporting national security, Annapolis participated in the African Partnership Station (APS) 2007, an initiative with regional maritime services in West and Central Africa. In March 2009 Annapolis took part in Ice Exercise 2009. source: wikipedia (2015) |
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