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Caption:
Arctic Circle (Oct. 2003) -- Three Polar bears approach the starboard
bow of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Honolulu (SSN
718) while surfaced 280 miles from the North Pole. Sighted
by a lookout from the bridge (sail) of the submarine, the bears
investigated the boat for almost 2 hours before leaving.
Commanded by Cmdr. Charles Harris, USS Honolulu while conducting
otherwise classified operations in the Arctic, collected scientific
data and water samples for U.S. and Canadian Universities as part of an
agreement with the Artic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) and the National
Science Foundation (NSF). USS Honolulu is the 24th Los
Angeles-class submarine, and the first original design in her class to
visit the North Pole region. Honolulu is as assigned to Commander
Submarine Pacific, Submarine Squadron Three, Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii. U. S. Navy photo by Chief Yeoman Alphonso Braggs.
(RELEASED)
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