USS Hawaii (hull number SSN-776), a , is the first commissioned warship of the United States Navy to be named for the 50th state. (A previous large cruiser, or battlecruiser, was launched, but never commissioned, and was named after the Territory of Hawaii.) The building contract was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 27 August 2004. She was christened on 17 June 2006 by her sponsor, Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii. Electric Boat delivered Hawaii to the US Navy on 22 December 2006, ahead of schedule.Electric Boat Corporation's News She was commissioned on 5 May 2007. In July 2009, she changed home port from Groton, CT (Submarine Group Two, Submarine Squadron Two) to Pearl Harbor, HI (Submarine Squadron One).USS Hawaii (SSN 776) Arrival Ceremony , 16 July 2009
History January 2008 – maiden deployment. May 2008 – post-shakedown availability.The USS Hawaii 4 December 2008 – US Navy announces USS Hawaii will be home ported at Pearl Harbor in 2009.US Navy press release, Virginia-Class Sub Bound for Pearl Harbor, 5 December 2008. Retrieved on 13 Dec 2008 8 May 2009 – US Navy announces the ship has earned the U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation for their work in disrupting drug trafficking from 20 February to 17 April 2008. 10 July 2009 – The sub transits the Panama Canal en route to new homeport at Pearl Harbor.Kakesako, Gregg K., "USS Hawaii Nearing New Pearl Harbor Home", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11 July 2009. 23 July 2009 – The sub reaches Pearl Harbor.Associated Press, "Sub Hawaii arrives at Pearl Harbor homeport", Military Times, 23 July 2009. 30 March to 5 May 2010 – The sub receives a $2.5 million refit in a drydock in Pearl Harbor.Kakesako, Gregg K., "Navy Completes Challenging Retrofit of Sub", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 6 May 2010. August 2010 – The boat leaves for her first Western Pacific cruise, under temporarily assignment to Seventh Fleet,COMSUBPAC Public Affairs, "USS Hawaii Departs for Western Pacific Deployment", 25 Aug, 2010. making her the first Virginia-class submarine to enter the Western Pacific.Submarine USS Hawaii first of its class to enter Western Pacific February 2011 – The boat returns from her first Western Pacific cruise.COMSUBPAC Public Affairs, "USS Hawaii Returns from Western Pacific Deployment ", 24 February 2011. August 2024 - The ship arrives at HMAS Stirling, Perth, Australia to conduct the first combined U.S.-Australian submarine tendered maintenance period with the crew of submarine tender USS Emory S. Land.Lt. Cmdr. Rick Moore, "USS Hawaii (SSN 776) joins USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) in First-ever Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine Maintenance Availability in Australia", August 22, 2024
See also List of submarines of the United States Navy Submarines in the United States Navy
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Fast Facts This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
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