Oklahoma City Visits Singapore for the 2nd Time During Deployment
Navy News Service
Story Number: NNS180503-14
Release Date: 5/3/2018 9:47:00 AM
By Story by Lt. Pah J. Yip, Submarine Group 7 Public Affairs Officer
SINGAPORE (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) arrived in Singapore May 3 for a second visit during its deployment to the Indo-Pacific.
With a crew of approximately 150, Oklahoma City will conduct a multitude of missions and maintain proficiency of the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet.
Oklahoma City is one of the most capable and reliable submarines in the world. This submarine is able to support a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, strike and intelligence, and surveillance and reconnaissance.
Oklahoma City was commissioned in 1988 and has been a cornerstone of the U.S. Navy submarine fleet for 30 years. Oklahoma City is homeported in Guam.
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