SITE NAVIGATION
SHIP SPECIFIC INFORMATION
| TYPE | ATTACK SUBMARINE, NUCLEAR (SSN) |
| CLASS | LOS ANGELES |
| OFFICIAL NAME | USS OKLAHOMA CITY |
| PENNANT NUMBER | 723 |
| NICKNAME | N/A |
| MOTTO | THE SOONER THE BETTER |
| BUILDER | NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING |
| CONTRACT AWARD DATE | 08/13/1981 |
| KEEL LAYING DATE | 01/04/1984 |
| LAUNCH DATE | 11/02/1985 |
| DELIVERY DATE | 06/28/1988 |
| COMMISSION DATE | 07/09/1988 |
| PLANNING YARD | NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING (HULL) / GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION (NUCLEAR) |
| NAVSEA PMS | 392 |
| CUSTODIAN | US NAVY |
| STATUS | ACTIVE DUTY |
| HOMEPORT | NORFOLK, VA |
| MAILING ADDRESS | FPO, AE, 09581-2403 |
| UIC (UNIT IDENT. CODE) | 21102 |
| TYPE COMMANDER | SUBLANT |
| FLEET COMMAND | N/A |
| GROUP COMMAND | N/A |
| SQUADRON COMMAND | SUBRON 8 |
ATTACK SUBMARINES, NUCLEAR (SSN)
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SSN 723 | USS OKLAHOMA CITY
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Historical Notes:The nuclear powered attack submarine USS OKLAHOMA CITY was commissioned at Norfolk Naval Base on July 9, 1988. OKLAHOMA CITY deployed to the Mediterranean in March 1990 with the EISENHOWER Battlegroup and participated in Operation Desert Shield, received the Sixth Fleet "Hook'em" award for anti-submarine warfare excellence, and was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation. OKLAHOMA CITY won the 1990 and 1991 Battle Efficiency "E" from Commander, Submarine Squadron Eight for overall excellence in submarine operations. The ship also won the 1990 Engineering "E" for engineering excellence. OKLAHOMA CITY deployed to the Mediterranean a second time in September 1991, again with the USS EISENHOWER Battlegroup, returning home in March 1992, then spent a year backfitting the Navy's most advanced sonar and fire control system, the BQQ-5E and CCS Mk2. From March 1993 through February 1995, OKLAHOMA CITY tested this state-of -the-art combat system, firing four Tomahawk and two Harpoon cruise missiles and over seventy torpedoes. The two year testing program was an unprecedented success - on-time and on-budget - a $2.5 billion (total) acquisition program to upgrade all non-improved LOS ANGELES class SSN combat systems tested and proofed without a glitch. OKLAHOMA CITY then immediately worked-up and deployed to the Mediterranean for a third time, this time traveling with the USS AMERICA Battlegroup to the Arabian Gulf, and, fresh out of testing, won a third Battle Efficiency "E" from Commander, Submarine Squadron Eight. The ship also won the 1995 Supply "E" for logistics readiness and the 1994 Engineering "E" and won honorable mention in the 1996 Edward F. Ney food service competition. |
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