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US Navy - Attack Submarine SSN 759 - USS Jefferson City



Type, class: Attack Submarine, nuclear propulsion - SSN; Los Angeles class (Flight III / 688i - improved) Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, Newport News, Virginia, USA STATUS: Awarded: November 26, 1984 Laid down: September 21, 1987 Launched: August 17, 1990 Commissioned: February 29, 1992 IN SERVICE (2015) Homeport: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Namesake: Jefferson City, Missouri Ships Motto: WHEN ANY EXIGENCE CALLS Technical Data: see: INFO > Los Angeles class Attack Submarine - SSN

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - November 2014 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - November 2014 San Diego, California - April 2014 San Diego, California - April 2014 San Diego, California - April 2014 CDR Brien Dickson departs the submarine following a change of command ceremony aboard USS Jefferson City (SSN 759). Dickson turned over command to CDR John Croghan during the ceremony - San Diego, California - November 2013 San Diego, California - September 2013 San Diego, California - January 2013 San Diego, California - March 2012 Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California - April 2010 San Diego, California - October 2009 Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California - March 2008 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - February 2008 Yokosuka, Japan - September 2007 Yokosuka, Japan - September 2007 San Diego, California - September 2007 off San Diego, California - April 2005 off San Diego, California - April 2005 Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California - March 2005 Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Are You Being Served?" CATEGORY: Illustrative PLACE: First Place Illustrative CAPTION INFORMATION: MSSN (SS) Yin Lau brings food to the crew anytime and anywhere. Here he stands on the bridge of his undersea kitchen, USS Jefferson City (SSN 759). Operation SOUTHERN WATCH - 1996 trials - 1991

USS Jefferson City (SSN 759): USS Jefferson City (SSN-759), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jefferson City, Missouri. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 26 November 1984 and her keel was laid down on 21 September 1987. She was launched on 17 August 1990 sponsored by Mrs. Susan A. Skelton, and commissioned on 29 February 1992, with Commander Russell Harris in command. Jefferson City launched two UGM-109 Tomahawk Block III missiles as part of a strike on Iraq on 3 September 1996.



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SSN 759 - USS Jefferson City

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