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US Navy - Attack Submarine
SSN 781 - USS California
 
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Type, class: Attack Submarine, nuclear propulsion - SSN; Virginia class (Block II)
Builder: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (now HII) - Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, USA
 
STATUS:
Awarded: August 14, 2003
Laid down: May 1, 2009
Christened: November 6, 2010

Launched: November 14, 2010
Commissioned: October 29, 2011
IN SERVICE

  
Homeport: Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut
Namesake: State of California
Ships Motto: SILENTIUM EST AUREUM (silence is golden)
Technical Data: see: INFO > Virginia class Attack Submarine - SSN
 
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returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - June 2021

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returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - June 2021

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departing Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine after a maintenance period - June 2021

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returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - September 2018

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returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - September 2018

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returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - September 2018

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returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - September 2018

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returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - September 2018

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returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - September 2018

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Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine USS California (SSN 781) prepare an Mk-48 inert training torpedo
during an expeditionary ordnance loading exercise onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2017

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expeditionary ordnance loading exercise onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2017


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Sailors prepare the weapon loading skid for an Mk.48 inert training torpedo
during an expeditionary ordnance loading exercise onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2017


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Sailors guide an Mk.48 inert training torpedo into the weapon loading skid
during an expeditionary ordnance loading exercise onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2017

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Sailors guide an Mk.48 inert training torpedo into the weapon loading skid
during an expeditionary ordnance loading exercise onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2017

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Sailors guide an Mk.48 inert training torpedo into the weapon loading skid
during an expeditionary ordnance loading exercise onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2017


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Sailors conduct final checks on an Mk.48 inert training torpedo during an
expeditionary ordnance loading exercise onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2017

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expeditionary ordnance loading exercise onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2017

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returning from its maiden deployment to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2015

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returning from its maiden deployment to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2015

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Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2013

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Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2012

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Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2012

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commissioning preparations at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - October 2011

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commissioning preparations at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - October 2011

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returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia after acceptance trials - October 2011

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September 2011

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September 2011

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acceptance trials - September 2011

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September 2011

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September 2011


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September 2011

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sea trials - June 2011

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christening ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - November 6, 2010

ssn-781 uss california virginia class attack submarine us navy 28 construction newport news virginia
pressure hull complete - May 2010

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keel laying ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia - May 1, 2009
 
 
USS California (SSN 781):
 
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California
 
... is a state in the Western United States. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39.5 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous and the third-largest U.S. state by area. It is also the most populated subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million. Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country (after New York City). Los Angeles County is the country's most populous, while San Bernardino County is the largest county by area in the country. San Francisco, which is both a city and a county, is the second most densely populated major city in the country (after New York City) and the fifth most densely populated county in the country, behind four of New York City's five boroughs.
 
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