Santa Fe Returns to Pearl Harbor
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS091204-08
Release Date: 12/4/2009 1:59:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronald Gutridge, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs
PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class fast attack nuclear powered submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) returned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor Nov. 15 following a six-month deployment to the western Pacific region.
"Santa Fe successfully accomplished the mission set forth for this deployment," said Master Chief Sonar Technician (Submarine) John Davis, Santa Fe chief of the boat. "The crew's motivation and performance was superior in all areas of training and combat readiness."
"A major part of this mission is training the junior Sailors and getting them submarine warfare qualified. Twenty Santa Fe Sailors successfully qualified to wear the submarine warfare insignia during this deployment," said Davis.
"The days were long and very busy, but in the end the deployment actually flew by very fast," said Sonar Technician (Submarine) 2nd Class (SS) Josh Bremer, Santa Fe crew member.
Santa Fe is the Navy's 52nd Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine. She was christened by Joy Johnson and was launched Dec. 12, 1992, at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division in Groton, Conn. She was then commissioned Jan. 8, 1994, at Naval Submarine Base in Groton.
For more news from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visit www.navy.mil/local/subpac/.
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