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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

New Sub Passes Sea Trials; Old Sub Retired

USS PhiladelphiaIt has been out with the old and in with the new this month for the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command’s (Navsea) submarine community.

The USS California (SSN 781) – the Navy’s newest Virginia-class submarine – successfully completed its initial, or Alpha, sea trials July 5, which included diving to test depth, conducting an emergency surfacing and testing the submarine’s propulsion plant. These trials are designed to evaluate the ship’s seaworthiness and operational performance.

Two days later, Navsea noted that the Norfolk (Va.) Naval Shipyard had formally relieved ex-USS Philadelphia’s (SSN 690) last remaining crewman, officially decommissioning the Los Angeles-class submarine.

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