USS Philadelphia (SSN-690)

	USS Philadelphia
History
United States
Name	USS Philadelphia
Namesake	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Awarded	8 January 1971
Builder	General Dynamics Corporation
Laid down	12 August 1972
Launched	19 October 1974
Sponsored by	Mrs. Hugh Scott
Commissioned	25 June 1977
Decommissioned	25 June 2010
In service	33 years
Stricken	25 June 2010
Homeport	Groton, Connecticut
Identification	MMSI number: 369970215 ; Callsign: NSVS;
Motto	"Philly Delivers"; "Whatever It Takes"; "Finish Strong";
Nickname(s)	Philly
Honors and; awards	Navy Unit Commendation ; 6 × Meritorious Unit Commendations ; Navy E Ribbon ; 4 × Navy Expeditionary Medals ; 2 × National Defense Service Medals ; Southwest Asia Service Medal ;
Status	Stricken, to be disposed of by submarine recycling
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement	5,705 tons light; 6,075 tons full; 370 tons dead;
Length	110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft	9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	S6G nuclear reactor, 2 turbines, 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced; 32 knots (59 km/h) submerged;
Test depth	290 m (950 ft)
Complement	12 Officers; 98 Enlisted
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow tubes; BGM-109 Tomahawk ; Mark 48 torpedo ;

Last updated December 15, 2022

USS Philadelphia (SSN-690), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Philadelphia.

History

The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 8 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 12 August 1972. She was launched on 19 October 1974 sponsored by Mrs. Marian Huntington Scott (née Chase), wife of Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott, and commissioned on 25 June 1977, with Commander Robert B. Osborne USN in command.

In June 1980 Philadelphia departed her homeport of Groton, Connecticut, and headed on a world cruise that would take it to the Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf, as well as the Pacific. Under the command of Commander Edward S. Little USN, the cruise included at visit to Western Australia, when Philadelphia made her only visit to HMAS Stirling in Rockingham on 23 December 1980. The crew enjoyed Christmas in Australia and some R&R before departing on 29 December 1980. The Philadelphia arrived home in late January 1981.

In 1988, Philadelphia became the first submarine to receive TLAM-D capability.

In 1994, Philadelphia completed the first refueling overhaul of a Los Angeles-class submarine. This was completed at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

In 1998, Philadelphia was modified to carry a Dry Deck Shelter, a platform capable of carrying Special Operations Forces. In addition, she was fitted to provide Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) mother ship support.^[3]

On 5 September 2005 Philadelphia was in the Persian Gulf about 30 nautical miles (60 km) northeast of Bahrain when she collided with a Turkish merchant ship, MV Yasa Aysen.^[4] No injuries were reported on either vessel. Damage to the submarine was described as "superficial." Philadelphia's Commanding Officer, CDR Steven M. Oxholm, was relieved following the incident. The Turkish ship, which suffered minor damage to her hull just above the water line, was inspected by the United States Coast Guard and found still seaworthy.

In 2006, Philadelphia completed the first-ever Pre-Inactivation Restricted Availability (PIRA) conducted at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

On 20 July 2009 the Navy announced that the submarine would be inactivated on 10 June 2010 and subsequently decommissioned.^[5]Philadelphia was decommissioned on 25 June 2010, the thirty-third anniversary of her commissioning.

Deployments

Philadelphia performed many patrols and deployments during her career. She was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in 1979, 1982, 1986, 1991 (where she later went on to support Operation Desert Storm), 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009, the last three of which also involved operations in support of CENTCOM. She performed a single Western Pacific deployment in 1980. She also spent a fair amount of time in the Atlantic Ocean, including deployments to the Northern part of the Ocean in 1983, 1992, 1996, 1997, and 1999, and one Eastern Atlantic deployment in 1989.

Awards

Over the course of her career, the Philadelphia received many awards. Among the ribbons and medals her crew earned were the Navy Unit Commendation in 1983; the Meritorious Unit Commendation in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2003 and 2004; the Battle Efficiency "E" Ribbon in 1983, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2007; The Navy Expeditionary Medal in 2005; and the Southwest Asia Service Medal in 1991.

In terms of other awards given to the ship in terms of excellence from her crew in individual departments, she was awarded the Ney Memorial Award for Outstanding Food Service in 1983, an award for which she was also a finalist in 1996; the "A" Award for Outstanding Anti-Submarine Warfare in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1991; the Communications Green "C" in 1998, 1999, 2005, and 2007; the Tactical White "T" in 1999 and 2000; the Damage Control Red "DC" in 1999 and 2005; the Deck "D" in 2000' the Engineering Excellence "E" in 2001 and 2006; the Supply Blue "E" in 2001 and 2006; and the Medical Yellow "M" in 2005.

Furthermore, the Philadelphia was awarded the COMSUBLANT Battenberg Cup Nominee for Best All Around Unit in 1996, the CINCLANTFLT Golden Anchor Award in 1990, and the CINCLANTFLT Silver Anchor Award in 1997 and 1998.

Navy Unit Commendation	Meritorious Unit Commendation with six stars	Navy E Ribbon
Navy Expeditionary Medal with four stars	National Defense Service Medal with one star	Southwest Asia Service Medal with one star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal	Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 17 stars

In popular culture

The USS Philadelphia was seen in the NCIS episode "Sub Rosa" as the submarine where Agents Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander) were deployed in order to stop the release of a deadly sarin gas into the submarine's air conditioning system.^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

1 2 3 4 "Philadelphia". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
↑ Myers, Steven. "USS Philadelphia "Finishes Strong" following 33-Year Service". public.navy.mil. US Navy Submarine Group 2 Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
↑ E.C. Casciano. "COMMAND HISTORY FOR CY-2002" (PDF).
↑ Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs (7 September 2005). "No Injuries as Submarine, Ship Collide". Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Scutro, Andrew, "Subs, frigate on list of ships being retired Archived 30 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine ", Military Times , 21 July 2009.

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[NVR-1] 1 2 3 4 "Philadelphia". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

[decommission-2] Myers, Steven. "USS Philadelphia "Finishes Strong" following 33-Year Service". public.navy.mil. US Navy Submarine Group 2 Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[3] E.C. Casciano. "COMMAND HISTORY FOR CY-2002" (PDF).

[4] Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs (7 September 2005). "No Injuries as Submarine, Ship Collide". Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[5] Scutro, Andrew, "Subs, frigate on list of ships being retired Archived 30 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine ", Military Times , 21 July 2009.

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