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US Navy - Attack Submarine SSN 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 Christened + launched: April 3, 1976 Commissioned: December 17, 1977 Decommissioned: April 1, 2011 Fate: towed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington by USNS Sioux (T-ATF-171) in May/June 2014 will go through the Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Bremerton, Washington laid up / awaiting dismantling/recycling (2026) 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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 departing Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut for the final time - April 6, 2011  departing Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut for the final time - April 6, 2011  departing Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut for the final time - April 6, 2011  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut from her final deployment - March 2, 2011  departing Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut for her final deployment - January 10, 2011  departing Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut for her final deployment - January 10, 2011  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - June 24, 2010  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - June 24, 2010  moored at Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 15, 2009  change of command ceremony of Submarine Development Squadron 12 (SUBDEVRON 12) at Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton - July 18, 2008  departing Port Everglades, Florida - May 4, 2007  weapon onload at Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - March 15, 2007  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - November 3, 2005  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - November 3, 2005  returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 16, 2004  departing Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - December 16, 2003  departing Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - December 16, 2003 departed Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton for a scheduled North Atlantic deployment on June 14, 2000 departed Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton for a scheduled Mediterranean deployment on August 5, 1997 sea trials completed on August 6, 1996 undocking: July 15, 1995 Reactor refueling completion: October 20, 1994 dry dock entry: February 2, 1994 January 1994 - July 1996: 30-month Engineered Refueling Overhaul (ERO) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine  docked aboard the Medium Auxiliary Floating Drydock USS Resolute (AFDM 10) - Norfolk, Virginia - October 1992  docked aboard the Medium Auxiliary Floating Drydock USS Resolute (AFDM 10) - Norfolk, Virginia - October 1992  docking preparations aboard the Medium Auxiliary Floating Drydock USS Resolute (AFDM 10) - Norfolk, Virginia - October 1992  docking preparations aboard the Medium Auxiliary Floating Drydock USS Resolute (AFDM 10) - Norfolk, Virginia - October 1992  docking preparations aboard the Medium Auxiliary Floating Drydock USS Resolute (AFDM 10) - Norfolk, Virginia - October 1992  underway - February 1991  moored at Naval Station Norfolk, Viginia - December 1986  moored at Naval Station Norfolk, Viginia - May 12, 1984 commissioned on December 17, 1977  sea trials - November 1977  sea trials - November 1977  sea trials - November 1977  sea trials - November 1977  sea trials - November 1977  sea trials - November 1977  sea trials - November 1977  sea trials - November 1977  sea trials - November 1977  sea trials - November 1977  christening and launching ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, Virginia - April 3, 1976 |
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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 February 1993 Memphis ran aground offshore of Dania Beach, Florida. The grounding caused physical damage to the reef substrate and biological damage to the coral community, which was of the Holocene era and with no recent framework growth over 6,000 years. The State of Florida sued the U.S. Navy for $2.4 million, and was awarded $750,000 for mitigation and repairs. In January 1994, Memphis entered Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for refueling, overhaul, and modifications to support her research-and-development role. Upon completion of the shipyard availability, she was assigned to Submarine Development Squadron 12 in Groton, Connecticut. In 1998 Memphis tested the Lockheed Martin Undersea Systems Universal Gravity Module passive-bottom profiler navigational system. On 3 May 2005, Memphis deployed and conducted two polar transits, returning to New London on 3 November 2005. Memphis won the coveted Battenberg Cup in 2005, as well as the Squadron 12 Battle E. On 6 May 2006, Memphis deployed against Iraqi insurgency, returning to New London, Connecticut, on 7 August. On 27 June 2007, Memphis returned to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, for a preinactivation restricted availability. She returned to Groton on 8 May 2008. 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. After 33 years of service, Memphis was removed in a decommissioning ceremony at the Shepherd of the Sea Chapel located at the US Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut, on 1 April 2011. Memphis went to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to begin the inactivation process. sources: NHHC + wikipedia |
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Memphis ... is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeast, and the 29th-most populous in the US. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents. |
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