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US Navy - Attack SubmarineSSN 690 - USS Philadelphia |
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Type, class: Attack Submarine, nuclear propulsion - SSN; Los Angeles class (Flight I) Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, USA
STATUS: Awarded: January 8, 1971 Laid down: August 12, 1972 Launched: October 19, 1974 Commissioned: June 25, 1977 Decommissioned: June 25, 2010
Homeport: - Namesake: City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ships Motto: - Technical Data: see: INFO > Los Angeles class Attack Submarine - SSN |
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 final journey to Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia - July 2010  final journey to Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia - July 2010  decommissioning ceremony - Groton, Connecticut - June 25, 2010  Groton, Connecticut - April 2010  Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - February 2010  Groton, Connecticut - July 2009  Groton, Connecticut - February 2008  Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut - January 2008  5th Fleet AOR - December 2007  Manama, Bahrain - October 2007  Groton, Connecticut - February 2007  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2005  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2005  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2005  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2005  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2005  undated  undated  undated  undated  undated  SEAL delivery vehicle on USS Philadelphia - undated  undated |
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USS Philadelphia (SSN 690): The sixth Philadelphia (SSN-690) was laid down on 12 August 1972 at General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Ct.; launched on 19 October 1974; sponsored by Mrs. Marian H. C. Scott, wife of Senate Minority Leader Hugh D. Scott, Jr.; and commissioned at Pier 32N, Naval Submarine Base New London, Ct., on 25 June 1977, Cmdr. Robert B. Osborne in command. While two Navy tugs eased attack submarine Archerfish (SSN-678), Cmdr. Sibley L. Ward, III, in command, toward State Pier at New London, her stern planes struck those of Philadelphia (which lay moored), at about 0930 on 28 September 1977. Both boats sustained minor damage but did not report casualties. Navy divers inspected Philadelphia and she was then towed to Electric Boat for repairs. Archerfish subsequently completed repairs. Philadelphia underwent conversion to carry a Dry Deck Shelter (12 June - 6 October 1998), a platform capable of carrying Special Operations Forces. In addition, she was fitted to provide Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) mother ship support. Philadelphia collided with Turkish merchant ship Yaso Aysen while the boat steamed on the surface toward Bahrain, about 30 nautical miles northeast of that port, at approximately 0200 on 5 September 2005. Neither vessel reported casualties in the mid watch mishap. The Navy evaluated the damage to Philadelphia as “superficial.” The Turkish ship sustained minor damage to her hull above the waterline, but the U.S. Coast Guard inspected Yaso Aysen and declared her seaworthy. Cmdr. Steven M. Oxholm, Philadelphia’s commanding officer, was relieved. Philadelphia was decommissioned on 29 June 2011 - fittingly - alongside Pier 32N at New London, where she had been placed in commission. source: US Naval History & Heritage Command (2015) |
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