Albuquerque to Return to SUBASE Following Deployment
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Story Number: NNS050411-16
Release Date: 4/11/2005 4:21:00 PM
From Navy New London Public Affairs
GROTON, Conn. (NNS) -- The Los-Angeles class fast-attack submarine USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) will return home to Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) April 12, following a regularly scheduled six-month deployment to the U.S. European and Central Command areas of operation.
Albuquerque departed SUBASE Oct. 13 in support of the global war on terrorism. During the deployment, the submarine and crew visited Scotland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, the Seychelles Islands and Bahrain, and conducted several missions with the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Strike Group, which contributed to the overall readiness of the U.S. Navy and its allies. Albuquerque also participated in the United Kingdom's Joint Maritime Course, a large, international naval exercise.
In addition to this highly successful deployment, Albuquerque won the 2004 Commander, Submarine Squadron 2 Battle Efficiency "E" award. The crew was also nominated for the Adm. Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy, awarded annually to the most improved battle-efficient ship or aircraft squadron from the Altantic and Pacific Fleets, and the Rattenburg Cup, given annually to the Atlantic Fleet Battle Efficiency winner with the greatest accumulation of crew achievements.
With stealth, endurance, agility, fast-attack submarines like Albuquerque are multimission capable - able to deploy and support special forces operations, disrupt and destroy an adversary's military and economic operations at sea, provide early strike from proximity and ensure undersea superiority.
Commanded by Cmdr. Stuart B. Munsch, Albuquerque is 360 feet long, displaces almost 7,000 tons and has a crew of approximately 134 officers and Sailors. The submarine was launched in March 1982 and commissioned in May 1983.
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