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USS Honolulu (SSN-718)
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| Awarded: | 15 September 1977 |
| Laid down: | 10 November 1981 |
| Launched: | 24 September 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 6 July 1985 |
| Status: | In Commission, in Reserve |
| Homeport: | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
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| Displacement: | 5700 tons light, 6068 tons full, 368 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 meters (362 feet) |
| Beam: | 10 meters (33 feet) |
| Draft: | 9.4 meters (31 feet) |
| Propulsion: | one S6G reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Motto | Maka `Ala Mau ("Always On Alert") |
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USS Honolulu (SSN-718), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Honolulu, Hawaii. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 10 November 1981. She was launched on 24 September 1983 sponsored by Mrs. Joan B. Clark, and commissioned on 6 July 1985, with Capt. Robert M. Mitchell in command.
Honolulu featured unique split stern planes that operated from independent hydraulic systems. With this redundant configuration, the inboard and outboard planes could be operated independently, preventing a failure of one or the other from causing an uncontrolled dive.
Honolulu’s patrols are commemorated by ten surfboards signed by the crews aboard her at the time. The latest three are kept on board the submarine; the other seven are stored at Pearl Harbor.
Honolulu held a farewell ceremony in Pearl Harbor on April 15, 2006, that included remarks by Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Gary Roughead and former Honolulu commanding officer Vice Adm. Jonathan Greenert. Honolulu put to sea in early May 2006 for her final patrol. Before her stand down, however, she took part in Exercise Valiant Shield, the largest Pacific Fleet war games exercise since the Vietnam War. Her last patrol ended at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in October 2006 where she was placed on stand down, on her way to decommissioning.
Under the premise of an initial estimate of its extensive damage following a severe grounding, the bow section of USS San Francisco (SSN-711) was planned to be replaced with that of the USS Honolulu (SSN-718). After arrival in the shipyard, however, the extent of the San Francisco's damage was judged as being too excessive to warrant this effort. Instead, San Francisco is now slated to be decommissioned. [1]
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories.
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