Search This Blog

Friday, October 13, 2006

USS Hyman G. Rickover Returns From Final Deployment

Crew members of the Los Angeles class submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) prepare to moor at Naval Station Norfolk following a six month deployment.Amid the cheers of joy there was sadness as members of USS Hyman. Rickover (SSN 709) returned home to Norfolk Naval Station, after completing the ship’s final deployment, Oct. 11.

Scheduled to be inactivated in a ceremony Dec. 14, the end of this deployment marks the last homecoming after 22 years of successful service.

The ship’s sponsor, and widow of Adm. Rickover (for whom the submarine is named), retired Cmdr. Eleonore Rickover, was on hand to welcome the ship home for the last time.

“This homecoming is happy and sad. I’m sure Hyman would have liked to see the submarine stay in service longer,” said Mrs. Rickover.

Read more
om

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.

The material is being made available in an effort to advance understanding arms trade activities, for non-profit research and educational purposes only.

I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.

If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

This is a completely non-commercial site for private personal use. No fee is charged, and no money is made off of the operation of this site.