On 8 January 2005 at 02:43 GMT, San Francisco collided with an undersea mountain about 675 kilometers (364 Nautical Miles, 420 statute miles) south-east of Guam while operating at flank (maximum) speed and more than 200 feet (61 m) deep. The Los Angeles-class, sometimes called the LA-class or the 688-class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines that forms the backbone of the U.S. Navy's submarine force. Pages in category "United States submarine accidents" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. July 11, USS San Francisco departed homeport for a scheduled western Pacific deployment. A. DSV Alvin ... USS San Francisco (SSN-711) USS San Juan (SSN-751) USS Sand Lance (SSN-660) USS Scorpion (SSN-589) USS Seahorse (SSN … This list may not reflect recent changes . Apparently a Chinese sub, the Han, was in the same operating area; reference is made to "the Han". USS San Francisco (SSN-711) Crash, January 2005. The USS San Francisco (SSN 711), pictured below, enters Apra Harbor Guam, Jan.10, 2005. Eric L. Severseike as CO of SSN 711 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub at Naval Base Point Loma. On that day, January 8, 2005, the San Francisco had been approximately 360 miles southeast of … The crew of the USS San Francisco tell how they survived 52 harrowing hours at sea. April 13, 2005 . Jeffrey K. Juergens relieved Cmdr. The Submarine & The Sea Mount. The collision was so … NAVSHIPSO NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office Norfolk Naval Shipyard Code 284, Bldg 705 Portsmouth, VA 23709-1020 (757) 967-3484 (757) 967-2957 (FAX) I (Philip N. Ledoux) have rearranged the posts that were forwarded to me for analysis. SSN 711 San Francisco USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN711) was built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia and was commissioned on 24 April 1981. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Navy submarine accident that killed one sailor and injured 24 others occurred when the vessel -- traveling at high speed -- hit an undersea mountain head-on, Pentagon officials said Monday. Jan. 30, 2005. US Navy 050817-N-7293M-107 The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) departs its former homeport of Apra Harbor, Guam, to make the journey across the Pacific Ocean to her new homeport of Bremerton, Wash.jpg 2,507 × 1,667; 1.11 MB January 24, 2014 Cmdr. By Administrator on February 28, 2015 0 Comments. The source I cannot determine. USS San Francisco (SSN-711), a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine, is the third ship or boat of the United States Navy to be named for San Francisco, California. I have to make a few educated guesses. July 5, USS San Francisco returned to San Diego after a six-and-a-half month deployment. USS San Francisco (SSN 711) USS SAN FRANCISCO is the 24 th submarine in the LOS ANGELES class and the sixth ship of that class built by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. Why We Almost Lost the Submarine (USS SAN FRANCISCO SSN711) By Raymond Perry. USS San Francisco. ... as the USS San Francisco learned, that is not always the case. The USS San Francisco didn't sink, ... a U.S. Navy Submarine Ran Into a Mountain. The USS SAN FRANCISCO is the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. Specific details of the investigation into the collision of the USS San Francisco with a seamount in the Pacific Ocean are beginning to emerge and they reveal the incident was far more serious than we originally were led to believe. USS San Francisco had run into an undersea mountain. ... On January 8, 2005, Commander Kevin Mooney and the crew of SSN 711 were sent on a port visit to Australia. USS San Francisco (SSN 711) is a Los Angeles-class attack submarine. The USS San Francisco didn't sink, and that's no accident.