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US Navy Virginia-class submarine
For other ships with the same name, see
USS Hawaii .
USS Hawaii (SSN-776) , a
Virginia -class
submarine , is the first commissioned warship of the
United States Navy to be named for
the 50th state . (A previous
large cruiser, or battlecruiser ,
USS Hawaii (CB-3) was launched, but never commissioned, and was named after the
Territory of Hawaii .) The building contract was awarded to the
Electric Boat Division of
General Dynamics Corporation in
Groton, Connecticut on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 27 August 2004. She was
christened on 17 June 2006 by her sponsor, Governor
Linda Lingle of Hawaii. Electric Boat delivered Hawaii to the US Navy on 22 December 2006, ahead of schedule.
[7]
She was
commissioned on 5 May 2007.
[8]
In July 2009, she changed home port from
Groton, CT (Submarine Group Two, Submarine Squadron Two) to
Pearl Harbor , HI (Submarine Squadron One).
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History
January 2008 – maiden deployment.
May 2008 – post-shakedown availability.
[10]
4 December 2008 – US Navy announces USS Hawaii will be home ported at Pearl Harbor in 2009.
[11]
8 May 2009 – US Navy announces the ship has earned the
U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation for their work in disrupting drug trafficking from 20 February to 17 April 2008.
[12]
10 July 2009 – The sub transits the
Panama Canal en route to new homeport at Pearl Harbor.
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23 July 2009 – The sub reaches Pearl Harbor.
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30 March to 5 May 2010 – The sub receives a $2.5 million refit in a drydock in Pearl Harbor.
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August 2010 – The boat leaves for her first Western Pacific cruise, under temporarily assignment to Seventh Fleet,
[16] making her the first Virginia-class submarine to enter the Western Pacific.
[17]
February 2011 – The boat returns from her first Western Pacific cruise.
[18]
See also
References
^ Commissioning book USS HAWAII (SSN 776) , US Navy, 5 May 2007
^
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b
c Ragheb, Magdi (9 September 2011), Tsvetkov, Pavel (ed.), "Nuclear Naval Propulsion", Nuclear Power - Deployment, Operation and Sustainability ,
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978-953-307-474-0
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"Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors" (PDF) . dspace.mit.edu. June 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2022 .
^
"US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel" . fissilematerials.org. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022 .
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a
b
"The US Navy – Fact File" . Archived from
the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007 .
^
GlobalSecurity.org
^
Electric Boat Corporation's News
Archived 14 May 2008 at the
Wayback Machine
^ Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Ira J. Elinson (5 May 2007).
"Navy Commissions USS Hawaii" . United States Navy. Retrieved 18 October 2009 . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link )
^
USS Hawaii (SSN 776) Arrival Ceremony
Archived 28 July 2009 at the
Wayback Machine , 16 July 2009
^
The USS Hawaii
Archived 20 August 2008 at the
Wayback Machine
^ US Navy press release,
Virginia-Class Sub Bound for Pearl Harbor , 5 December 2008. Retrieved on 13 Dec 2008
^ Lt. Patrick Evans (8 May 2009).
"USS Hawaii Earns Commendation for Disrupting Drug Traffic" . United States Navy. Retrieved 9 May 2009 .
^ Kakesako, Gregg K., "USS Hawaii Nearing New Pearl Harbor Home",
Honolulu Star-Bulletin , 11 July 2009.
^
Associated Press , "
Sub Hawaii arrives at Pearl Harbor homeport ",
Military Times , 23 July 2009.
^ Kakesako, Gregg K., "Navy Completes Challenging Retrofit of Sub",
Honolulu Star-Bulletin , 6 May 2010.
^ COMSUBPAC Public Affairs, "
USS Hawaii Departs for Western Pacific Deployment [
permanent dead link ] ", 25 Aug, 2010.
^
Submarine USS Hawaii first of its class to enter Western Pacific
^ COMSUBPAC Public Affairs, "
USS Hawaii Returns from Western Pacific Deployment
Archived 22 July 2011 at the
Wayback Machine ", 24 February 2011.
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