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Montpelier (SSN-765)


Radio Call Sign: November - November - Hotel - Sierra

Los Angeles Class (Improved) Attack Submarine: Laid down, 19 March 1989, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.; Launched, 23 August 1991; Commissioned, USS Montpelier (SSN-765), 13 March 1993. Montpelier is assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet and is homeported at Norfolk, VA.

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, Harpoon and Tomahawk ASM/LAM missiles from 12 VLS tubes, 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. Improved Performance Machinery Program Phase I [on 688 Improved].
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Montpelier49k The crowd gathered for the christening of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Montpelier (SSN-765), awaits the start of the ceremony on 6 Apr 1991.US Navy photo # DN-ST-92-03828 by PH1(SW) Jeff Elliott from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Montpelier35k Commemorative postal cover marking the christening of the Montpelier (SSN-765) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA., 6 April 1991.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Montpelier30kMontpelier (SSN-765) stern view, probably off the Atlantic coast during her sea trials, 1991-92.
US Navy photo courtesy of ComSubGruNine.
Montpelier63kMontpelier (SSN-765) underway, probably off the Atlantic coast during her sea trials, 1991-92.
US Navy photo courtesy of ComSubGruNine web site.
Montpelier305k Bow view of the Montpelier (SSN-765) probably off the Atlantic coast during her sea trials, 1991-92.
US Navy photo courtesy of nn.northropgrumman.com.
Montpelier104k A local television news crew interviews one of the members of the pre-commissioning unit of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Montpelier (SSN-765). Members of the unit volunteered to help clean up the city after a flood on 1 Mar 1992.
U.S. Navy photo # DN-ST-92-08737, by JOC M. Shaw, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Montpelier33kMontpelier (SSN-765) port quarter view, underway, 15 November 1992.
US Navy photo.
Montpelier47kMontpelier (SSN-765) stern view, underway, 15 November 1992.
US Navy photo.
Montpelier60kMontpelier (SSN-765) leaving Gibraltar 23rd Dec 1996.
Courtesy of Daniel Ferro.
Montpelier88k Acting Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable H.T. Johnson, descends the ladder well of the Los Angeles class submarine Montpelier (SSN-765) while visiting the crew during a recent tour of the submarine in the Naval Support Activity, Bahrain, 18 Feb. 2003.
U.S. Navy photo # N-3349L-002 by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Dan Lapierre, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Montpelier18k Commemorative postal cover marking the 10th anniversary of the commissioning of the Montpelier (SSN-765), 13 March 2003.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Montpelier315k Sailors aboard the fast-attack submarine Montpelier (SSN-765) secure the lines to the pier in Norfolk Naval Station Norfolk, Va. 10 Jul. 2003, as their friends and family await their arrival. Montpelier is the last Norfolk-based submarine to return home from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.US Navy photo # N-0000C-002 courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Montpelier122k Sailors aboard the fast-attack submarine Montpelier (SSN-765) prepare to moor at Naval Station Norfolk, 10 Jul. 2003. Note the broom attached to the periscope shears, indicative of a "clean sweep".
US Navy photo # N-0000C-003 courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Montpelier20k Commemorative postal cover marking the Bronze Star Metal ceremony and Montpelier's (SSN-765) participation in Red Sea Wolf Pack - Operation Iraqi Freedom, 3 December 2003.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Montpelier40kCapt. Mark Davis, the Commander of the Montpelier (SSN-765) thanked representatives from the city of Portsmouth Thursday afternoon during a brief ceremony at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on 19 Feb. 2007. Capt. Davis and his crew will be departing after a year in Kittery, now that the submarine has been overhauled. The plaque that was hung on the wall behind Capt. Davis, plaque on the far left, when they arrived was taken down during the ceremony.
Photo by Steve Drozell / Staff photographer Foster's Daily Democrat, courtesy of fosters.com.
Montpelier361kThe Los Angeles class fast attack submarine Montpelier (SSN-765) returns to Naval Station Norfolk from a training deployment, 30 Aug. 2005.
US Navy photo # N-7441H-008 by by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Roadell Hickman, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Montpelier49k U.S. Naval Support Activity employees assist with mooring operations as the nuclear-powered submarine Montpelier (SSN-765) arrives pierside in Souda Harbor Crete 24 Nov. 2007 for a routine port visit. Montpelier departed her homeport of Norfolk, Va., earlier this month for a scheduled six-month deployment as part of the Harry S. Truman Strike Group. The submarine will operate in the Central Command area of responsibility both independently and in coordination with the strike group. US Navy photo # N-0780F-003 by Mr. Paul Farley courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Montpelier306kA Sailor stands topside security watch, left, and another crew member shoulders a .45 caliber line-throwing gun aboard the fast-attack submarine Montpelier (SSN-765) upon arrival at the Marathi NATO Pier Facility in Souda Harbor for a brief port visit on 15 April 2008.
U.S. Navy photo # N-0780F-006 by Paul Farley, courtesy of news.navy.mil. Photo added 04/18/08.
Montpelier311kA civilian line handler catches a heaving line from the fast-attack submarine Montpelier (SSN-765) at the Marathi NATO Pier Facility in Souda Harbor.
U.S. Navy photo # N-0780F-005 by Paul Farley, courtesy of news.navy.mil. Photo added 04/18/08.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Montpelier (SSN-765) 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
USS Montpelier Museum, City of Montpelier, VT.
Virtual Tour of USS Springfield (SSN 761) from PBS's Nova web site

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