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Washington’s capability to dominate the un- dersea domain and enable military success in any engagement. Today USS Washington is alive and stands ready for mission. Washington is the fourth U.S. Navy


ship, and fi rst submarine, to be named hon- oring the State of Washington. The previous three ships were an armored cruiser, (ACR 11), which served from 1905 to 1916, the battleship (BB 47) a Colorado-class battle- ship launched in 1921 and sunk as a gunnery target in 1924 after her construction was halted, and the battleship (BB 56) credited with sinking more enemy tonnage than any other U.S. Navy battleship during World War II, serving from 1941 to 1947. Washington is a fl exible, multi-mission


Sailors render a salute during the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia Class Submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) at Naval Station Norfolk. Washington is the U.S. Navy’s 14th


Virginia-class attack submarine and the fourth U.S. Navy ship named for the State of Wash- ington. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua M. Tolbert)


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USS Washington Brought to Life, Com- missioned at Naval Station Norfolk From Commander, Submarine Forces Public aff airs


NORFOLK, Virginia (NNS) -- The Navy with assistance from the submarine’s spon- sor Elisabeth Mabus, daughter of the 75th Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, com- missioned and brought to life the newest Virginia class submarine, USS Washington (SSN 787), during a ceremony on board Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 7. Washington, named in honor of the


42nd state, is the 14th Virginia-class, fast-at- tack submarine to join the Navy’s opera- tional fl eet. Elisabeth Mabus expressed how proud she was of the crew and their families. Mabus gave the order to “man our ship and bring her to life” before the crew of


about 130 men ran across the brow, onto the vessel. Washington is the fourth of eight Block


III Virginia-class submarines to be built. The Block III submarines are built with new Virginia Payload Tubes designed to lower costs and increase missile-fi ring payload possibilities. The fi rst 10 Block I and Block II Virginia class submarines have 12 individ- ual 21-inch diameter vertical launch tubes able to fi re Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMS). The Block III submarines are built with two-larger 87-inch diameter tubes able to house six TLAMS each. “We won’t know what challenges we


will face as a nation in 10, 15 or 20 years, but we know because of the work being done now at Newport News and Electric Boat and by the Sailors who call this ship home, USS Washington will be prepared for whatever is to come,” said Mabus. USS Washington commanding offi cer, Cmdr. Gabriel Cavazos, highlighted the


platform designed to carry out the seven core competencies of the submarine force: an- ti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; delivery of special operations forces; strike warfare; irregular warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and mine warfare. Their inherent stealth, endurance, mobility, and fi repower directly enable them to support fi ve of the six maritime strategy core capabilities: sea control, power projec- tion, forward presence, maritime security and deterrence. The submarine is 377 feet long, has a


34-foot beam, and will be able to dive to depths greater than 800 feet and operate at speeds in excess of 25 knots submerged. It will operate for over 30 years without ever refueling.


Construction on Washington began


September 2011; the submarine’s keel was authenticated during a ceremony on Nov. 22, 2014; and the submarine was christened during a ceremony March 5, 2016.


USS John S McCain CO and XO Re- lieved


From U.S. 7th Fleet Public Aff airs


YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The com- manding offi cer, Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez, and executive offi cer, Cmdr. Jessie L. San- chez, of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) were relieved of their duties by Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander, 7th Fleet, Oct. 11. Both were relieved due to a loss of


confi dence. John S. McCain was involved in a col-


lision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC Aug. 21, that claimed the lives of 10 Sailors, injured fi ve more and damaged both ships. While the investigation is ongoing, it


DISCOUNT POWER TOOLS CORDED POWER TOOLS CORDLESS POWER TOOLS FUELED POWER TOOLS PNEUMATIC POWER TOOLS FASTENERS HAND TOOLS


MATERIAL HANDLING


POWER TOOL ACCESSORIES SAFETY SUPPLIES WELDING SUPPLIES


is evident the collision was preventable, the commanding offi cer exercised poor judgement and the executive offi cer exer- cised poor leadership of the ship’s training


program. Cmdr. Alfredo Sanchez was reassigned


to Commander, Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) and Cmdr. Jessie Sanchez was reassigned to Ship Repair Facility (SRF) Yokosuka. Cmdr. Ed Angelinas, former command-


ing offi cer of USS McCampbell (DDG 85), assumed duties as acting commanding offi - cer. Lt. Cmdr. Ray Ball, chief engineer of USS Antietam (CG 54), will assume duties as acting executive offi cer.


US Navy Completes USS John S Mc- Cain Transport Preparations From Naval Sea Systems Command Offi ce of Corporate Communication


WASHINGTON (NNS) -- U.S. Navy ocean engineering specialists announced that they had completed preparations to transport USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) to Yokosu- ka, Japan, for repairs Oct. 11. The specialists, assigned to Naval Sea


Systems Command’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), led preparations for ship transport by way of the Merchant Vessel (MV) Treasure following the de- stroyer’s at-sea collision Aug. 21. Lehnhardt assigned a team of SUPSALV


experts to prepare the ship for transport. An underwater ship husbandry operations spe- cialist reviewed the removal of the ship’s propeller blades prior to loading onboard MV Treasure. Removal of the propeller blades was necessary to load the destroyer on to the fl at deck of the heavy lift ship. Also, a heavy lift/towing engineer, a salvage engineer/naval architect, heavy-lift offi cers from SUPSALV’s naval reserve detachment and a naval architect from the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Salvage and Marine Operations Offi ce led the technical, operational and logistical aspects of the eff ort. These spe- cialists supervised the development of the complex engineering package and verifi ed proper fabrication and installation of the blocking support structure required to prop- erly load and secure USS John S. McCain aboard MV Treasure. “Once the team verifi ed USS John


S. McCain was properly aligned over the blocking on MV Treasure, approximately eight hours were spent de-ballasting the merchant vessel to lift USS John S. McCain out of the water,” added Lehnhardt. MV Treasure is currently transporting


McCain and is expected to arrive in Yoko- suka, Japan, later this month. SUPSALV, based in Washington D.C.,


is responsible for Navy ocean engineering, including salvage, pollution response, in-water ship repair, towing, diving safety and equipment maintenance and procure- ment.


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