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USS Philadelphia (SSN-690)
Career USN Jack
Awarded: 8 January 1971
Laid down: 12 August 1972
Launched: 19 October 1974
Commissioned: 25 June 1977
Fate: Template:Ship fate box active in service
Homeport: Groton, Connecticut
General Characteristics
Displacement: 5705 tons light, 6075 tons full, 370 tons dead
Length: 110.3 m (362 ft)
Beam: 10 m (33 ft)
Draft: 9.7 m (32 ft)
Propulsion: one S6G reactor
Complement: 12 officers, 98 men

USS Philadelphia (SSN-690), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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. Hugh Scott, and commissioned on 25 June 1977, with Commander Robert B. Osborne in command.

In 1999, Philadelphia was modified to carry a Dry Deck Shelter (DDS).

at least five years of history go here

On 5 September 2005 Philadelphia was in the Persian Gulf about 30 miles northeast of Bahrain when it collided with a Turkish merchant ship, MV Yaso Aysen. No injuries were reported on either vessel. Damage to the submarine was described as "superficial." The Turkish ship suffered minor damage to its hull just above the water line, which the United States Coast Guard inspected and found still seaworthy.

See USS Philadelphia for other ships of the same name.

Crew Slogan

Previously: "Philly Delivers", "Whatever It Takes", "Whatever It Takes To Do It Right", "Training, Qualification, and Learning"

Currently: "Service Above Self"

Slogan Evolution:

In 1999, when the ship was converted to carry a DDS, it adopted the slogan of the USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686)-which was "Rivers Delivers"-after receiving the shelter from the Sturgeon-class submarine and converted it to "Philly Delivers."

In 2002, the ship's Commanding Officer CDR Emil Casciano changed the slogan to "Whatever It Takes" to reflect the crew's willingness to make whatever sacrifice was necessary to complete the assigned mission. CDR Casciano (affectionately referred to as "the don" by the crew) jokingly stated during his Change of Command speech in 2003 that his goals when he took command were to change the slogan and get a better ship's picture.

During the 2003 deployment, Commanding Officer CDR Steven Oxholm changed the slogan to "Whatever It Takes To Do It Right" during a port visit in La Maddalena, Italy to stress to the crew the importance of procedural compliance.

"Training, Qualification, and Learning" was an interim slogan used after CDR Oxholm was relieved by CAPT R. J. Brennan during the 2005 deployment, and was never officially adopted by the crew.

The current slogan ("Service Above Self") was chosen by a ballot conducted by Commanding Officer CDR J. T. Jablon during the Philadelphia's availability at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 2006.

Deployments

1979

1980

1982

1983

1986

1989

1991

1992

1996

1997

1999

2003

2005

Awards

1983

1987

1988

  • "A" Award for Outstanding ASW Operations

1989

1990

1991

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

  • Tactical White "T"
  • Deck "D"

2001

Miscellany

The initials of Mrs. Hugh Scott are welded into the keel.

The ship completed 1,000 dives during its 2003 deployment.

Initial construction of the Philadelphia was actually delayed to prevent it being completed prior to the USS Los Angeles (SSN 688), the ship whose name the class bears. It was the first 688-class submarine to be built and delivered to the US Navy by the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics Corporation.

CDR Jablon, the Philadelphia's current CO, served his junior officer tour on board the L. Mendel Rivers, the ship from whom the Philadelphia received its first Dry Deck Shelter.

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories.

September 05, 2005 Collision

Online Communities

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