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Caption:
Arctic Circle (Oct. 2003) -- The Los Angeles-class fast attack
submarine USS Honolulu (SSN 718) sits surfaced 280 miles from the North
Pole at sunset. 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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