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| Career |
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| Awarded: | 30 June 1988 |
| Laid down: | 22 February 1992 |
| Launched: | 4 December 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 10 December 1994 |
| Fate: | Active, in commission |
| Homeport: | Groton, Connecticut |
| General Characteristics |
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| Displacement: | 6000 tons light, 6927 tons full, 927 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 meters (362 feet) |
| Beam: | 10 meters (33 feet) |
| Draft: | 9.4 meters (31 feet) |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hartford, Connecticut.
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 30 June 1988 and her keel was laid down on 22 February 1992. She was launched on 4 December 1993 sponsored by Laura O'Keefe, wife of former Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe, and commissioned on 10 December 1994, with Commander George Kasten in command.
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On 25 October 2003, while departing La Maddalena, Italy,
Hartford ran aground while running on the surface due to navigational error. Hartford returned to La Maddalena for temporary repairs, thence to the United States. During the transit, the boat was restricted in her speed and diving depth, which extended her return trip from two weeks to nearly a month. Most of her lower rudder was carried away in the grounding, and deep gouges were cut into the submarine's pressure hull, raising questions of structural integrity. The boat remains in the shipyard as of 23 December 2003.
Commander Christopher Van Metre, the submarine's commanding officer, and Captain Greg Parker, commodore of Submarine Squadron 22, were relieved of duty.
Six crewmen on the navigation party were punished for dereliction of duty.
See USS Hartford for other ships of the same name.
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, United States Navy press releases, and various news articles.
