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Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708)

Radio Call Sign: November - Mike - Sierra - Papa

Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine: Laid down, 20 January 1981, at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT.; Launched, 19 March 1983; Commissioned, USS Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708), 10 March 1984. Minneapolis-St Paul was assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet and was homeported at Norfolk, VA. As of 21 June 2008she will be deactivated.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 6,000 t., Submerged: 6.927 t.; Length 360'; Beam 33'; Draft 29'; Speed, Surfaced 25 kts, Submerged 30+ kts; Depth limit 950'; Complement 129; Armament, four 21" torpedo tubes aft of bow can also launch Harpoon and Tomahawk ASM/LAM missiles & MK-48 torpedoes; Combat Systems, AN/BPS-5 surface search radar, AN/BPS-15 A/16 navigation and fire control radar, TB-16D passive towed sonar arrays, TB-23 passive "thin line" towed array, AN/BQG-5D wide aperture flank array, AN/BQQ-5D/E low frequency spherical sonar array, AN/BQS-15 close range active sonar (for ice detection); MIDAS Mine and Ice Detection Avoidance System, SADS-TG active detection sonar, Type 2 attack periscope (port), Type 18 search periscope (starboard), AN/BSY-1 (primary computer); UYK-7; UYK-43; UYK-44, WLR-9 Acoustic Intercept Receiver, ESM; Propulsion System, S6G nuclear reactor one propeller at 35,000 shp.

Size	Image Description	Contributed By/ Source
130k	Commemorative postal cover marking the launching of the Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 19 March 1983.	Courtesy of Dusty Wilson MMC(SS) Ret.
350k	Launching of the Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 19 March 1983.	US Navy photo courtesy of Dusty Wilson MMC(SS) Ret.
16k	Commemorative postal cover marking the commissioning of the Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 10 March 1984.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
21k	Commemorative postal cover marking the commissioning of the Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 10 March 1984.	Courtesy of Dusty Wilson MMC(SS) Ret.
157k	Mrs. David Durenberger, Sponsor, is escorted aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) during the ship's commissioning ceremony at General Dynamics (Electric Boat).	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-84-06031, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.& submitted by Bill Gonyo.
150k	General John W. Vessey Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks, during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708).	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SN-85-08091 from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.& submitted by Bill Gonyo.
157k	The commissioning pennant is raised aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) during the ship's commissioning ceremony at General Dynamics (Electric Boat).	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-84-06028, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.& submitted by Bill Gonyo.
14k	Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) shoots to the surface during an emergency ascent demonstration, possibly during her alpha - beta sea trials, circa March 1983 - 84.	Courtesy of US Navy Chinfo web site, submitted by Bill Gonyo.
106k	Bow on view of the Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708), possibly during her alpha - beta sea trials, circa March 1983 - 84. Photo signed by her then CO, Cdr. Charles Beers.	US Navy photo courtesy of Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr.
376k	Crewmen of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) are shown on the fantail as the ship prepares to get underway at the Naval Sub Base at New London, CT. on 1 Mar 1994. A commercial tug boat is in the background to assist the ship clear of the pier.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-94-02127, by PH1 Ronald D L. Heppner from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.& submitted by Bill Gonyo.
358k	A port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) as the ship sails down river after departing the Naval Submarine Base at New London.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-94-02129, by PH1 Peter Jay Roers from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.& submitted by Bill Gonyo.
347k	A port quarter view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) sailing down river after departing the Naval Submarine Base at New London. The ship is headed out to the Atlantic Ocean for a return voyage to her home port of Norfolk, Va.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-94-02131, by PH1 Peter Jay Roers from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.& submitted by Bill Gonyo.
35k	Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708), undergoes repair work on board Resolute (AFDM-10) at the Norfolk Naval Station, Dec. 12, 1996.	US Navy photo # N-8492C-003, by PH1 Todd P. Cichonowicz, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo
27k	Battleflag of the Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708), showing various awards through 1997.	Courtesy of US Navy Chinfo web site, submitted by Bill Gonyo.
85k	Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708), entering Gibraltar 27th March 1998.	Courtesy of Daniel Ferro.
101k	Submarine Centennial Day Proclaimation, March 29, 2000, signed by the Governor of the State of Minnesota in honoring the submarine vets of the state who fought in all U.S. wars.	USN photo courtesy of navpalib-cno-n87, submitted by Bill Gonyo.
159k	Submarine Centennial Day Proclaimation, March 30, 2000, signed by the Mayor of Minneapolis-St Paul in honoring the city's namesake, Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708).	USN photo courtesy of navpalib-cno-n87, submitted by Bill Gonyo.
74k	Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708), Nofolk Naval Base, June 2001.	Photo courtesy of Brian J. Johnson.
289k	Attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) gets under way to avoid the arrival of Hurricane Isabel at the Norfolk Naval Station Sept. 17, 2003. The submarine was one of 40 ships ordered to sea to avoid damage from the pending storm.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3312P-002 by Chief Journalist Mark O. Piggot, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo
610k	The *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) prepares to moor at Naval Station Norfolk 5 Nov. 2004, after a completion of six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.	U.S. Navy photo # N-2820Z-001 by Journalist Seaman Andy Zask, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo
300k	Cmdr. Edwin J. Ruff, Jr. relieves Cmdr. David S. Ratte as commanding officer aboard the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) in a ceremony on board Naval Station Norfolk, Va. 3 Dec. 2004.	U.S. Navy photo # N-5268S-001 by Journalist 2nd Class Christina M. Shaw, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo
269k	Senior Chief Electronics Technician Eric Adkins (left) and Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jean Micourt assigned to the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) play with children at the Children's Hospital in St. Paul., 28 Sept. 2005. The sailors are in town as part of the Twin Cities first ever "Navy Week". Twenty such weeks are planned this year in cities throughout the U.S., arranged by the Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO). NAVCO is a new unit tasked with enhancing the Navy's brand image in areas with limited exposure to the Navy.	U.S. Navy photo # N-7163S-001 by Journalist 2nd Class Michael Sheehan, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo
491k	The Z-Drive Navy tugboats *Patrica & Susan Moran* from Moran Towing Corporation of Greenwich, Conn. help the Norfolk (SSN-714) to moor after she returned to Norfolk, as a part of the *Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group* (ESG), 7 May 2006. The *Nassau ESG* successfully completed a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism, where they conducted Maritime Security Operations for U.S. 5th Fleet and Theater Security Cooperation for U.S. 6th Fleet. The Attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) is moored ahead of the *Norfolk*.	U.S. Navy photo # N-5055G-029 by Journalist 2nd Class Joshua Glassburn, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
64k	Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Justin Solarz, assigned to Naval Station Rota Spain Harbor Security Division, observes the submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) from his patrol boat as the submarine prepares to get underway on 22 Jan. 2007. The *Minneapolis-St Paul* left Rota following a port visit.	U.S. Navy photo # N-8483H-003 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Hills, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo.
38k	The fast attack submarine Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) returns from her final six-month deployment on 3 April 2007. After 23 years of service and four Battle Efficiency awards, the submarine was decommissioned in a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. on 21 June 2007.	U.S. Navy photo # N-8483H-003 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelvin Edwards, courtesy of startribune.com. & Ifrah Jimale & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
93k	Eleven of 12 former commanding officers of the Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) pose with the submarine's current Commanding Officer Cmdr. Woods R. Brown II, right, following an inactivation ceremony held on board Naval Station Norfolk on 21 June 2007.	U.S. Navy photo # N-8655E-004 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelvin Edwards, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
74k	The Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) returns to Pearl Harbor for the final time, Monday, Oct. 15. She was in-activated from Naval service in a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., in June and was on its final underway prior to their decommissioning maintenance period at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.	U.S. Navy photo N-9486C-001 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cynthia Clark. Photo i.d. courtesy of Bob Shouse. Photo added 10/17/07.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
SSN-688 Los Angeles-class
Virtual Tour of USS Springfield (SSN 761) from PBS's Nova web site

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