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Tucson (SSN-770)
2000 - Present


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Keel Laying - 1999


Los Angeles Class (Improved) Attack Submarine: Laid down, 15 August 1991, at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA.; Launched, 19 March 1994; Commissioned, USS Tucson (SSN-770), 9 September 1995; Tucson is assigned to the US Pacific Fleet, and is homeported at Pearl Harbor, HI.

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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Tucson31kCommemorative postal cover, photo inset and patch of the Tucson (SSN-770), marking Flag Day, 14 June 2000.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Tucson491k Off the coast of Hawaii on 20 June 2000, the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group steams alongside one another for a Battle Group Photo during RIMPAC 2000. Ships involved are Tucson (SSN-770) & Cheyenne (SSN-773), Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), Shiloh (CG-67), Bunker Hill (CG-52), Fletcher (DD-992), Paul Hamilton (DDG-60), Cromlin (FFG-37) and Camden (AOE-2).
U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Gabriel Wilson, courtesy of cpf.navy.mil., submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Tucson78kTucson (SSN-770) sailors stand watch on the sail of the fast attack submarine as the ship navigates on the surface in the Arabian Gulf, 12 November 2000. Photo by PH1 David J. Weideman USN, US Navy photo # N-2147W-028, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
Tucson305k Tucson (SSN-770) underway in support of "Exercise Arabian Shark 2000." Tucsonis operating in the north Arabian Gulf in support of U.N. resolutions, 12 November 2000.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-2147W-017 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David J. Weideman, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
Tucson222kDennis Murphy (center), Commanding Officer of submarine Tucson (SSN-770) and his crew give a tour of their boat to The Honorable Masataka Suzuki, former State Secretary for Defense, Japan Defense Agency (seated, center) and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Admiral Kosei Fujita (far right) as they cruise through the waters of Japan during a recent deployment out of Command Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, 14 December 2000.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-1485H-014 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
Tucson305kThe crew of the fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) stand bridge watch as the sub pulls into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 15 December 2000.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-1485H-010 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
Tucson224kSenior Chief Fire Controlman Robert Kumnick of Meridian, CT and Fireman Joseph Bougie of Tucson, AZ rig a ladder on the forward weapons hatch aboard the fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) as the sub pulls into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 15 December 2000.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-1485H-003 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
Tucson175kSeaman Michael Bass of Coral Springs, FL opens the capstan aboard the fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) as the sub pulls into Tokyo Bay, Japan.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-1485H-006 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
Tucson273kThe crew of the fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) sit down for chow on the mess decks.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-1485H-013 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
Tucson283kWhen the University of Arizona Wildcats met the defending national champion Michigan State Spartans in the first of two semi-final games of the NCAA's Final Four in March, 2001, Tucson, Ariz., mayor Bob Walkup and his wife, Beth, were watching from their home away from home. They were in the midst of the city's namesake attack submarine: the Tucson (SSN-770). Enjoying the game with the submarine's duty section in the crew's mess, the fans rooted for the 'home' team.
U.S. Navy Photo by JO2 Cori Rhea, courtesy of ComSubPac.
Tucson23kCommemorative postal cover of the Tucson's (SSN-770) participation in Operation Enduring Freedom, 16 January 2002.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Tucson333k The fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) transits past the mouth of Apra Harbor, Guam, 21 May 2002. Tucson has retractable bow planes to give the vessel increased maneuverability. Its stealth design, endurance, and mobility allow Tucson the ability to operate in oceans worldwide. Tucson is homeported in Pearl Harbor, HI.
US Navy photo # N-9885M-002, by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Alan D. Monyelle, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Tucson129k Tucson (SSN-770) returned from a six-month Western Pacific deployment on 19 Nov. 2004.
Photo by Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert, US Navy photo courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
Tucson383kMachinist Mate 2nd Class Travis Massie, left, assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770), received his submarine warfare pin in 30 days, a record aboard the boat. Petty Officer Massie received his "Dolphins" while underway during a ceremony on 10 March 2005. Typically it takes about nine months for most Sailors to receive their pin. Massie attributed his rapid qualification to working aboard 637-class training submarines in Charleston, S.C., before reporting aboard Tucson.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-5539C-001 by Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
Tucson298kCapt. Dennis Murphy relinquished command of Submarine Squadron Seven to Capt. Barry Bruner during a change of command ceremony held aboard Tucson (SSN-770) on 1 July 2005 at Pearl Harbor.
U.S. Navy Photo by JO2 Corwin Colbert, courtesy of csp.navy.mil.
Tucson445kOn 15 July more than 275 Tucsonans traveled to San Diego by plane, car and charter bus to tour the nuclear-powered attack submarine and celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tucson (SSN-770) commissioning.
They are pictured here watching a brief in the galley onboard Tucson. The galley is named "El Charro Down Under" after the Tucson restaurant.
U.S. Navy Photo courtesy of csp.navy.mil.
Tucson34k Commemorative postal cover marking the Tucson's (SSN-770) 10th commissioning anniversary, 9 Sept. 2005.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Tucson273k Sailors aboard the Tucson (SSN-770) make final preparations before getting underway from their homeport of Pearl Harbor to participate in a Combined Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California, 11 Oct. 2005. For approximately three weeks, Tucson will conduct various Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) exercises as an asset of the Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) Carrier Strike Group.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-0879R-001 by Chief Journalist David Rush, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Tucson393kA harbor pilot aboard the Navy tug Manistee (YTB-782) assists the nuclear-powered attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) as it arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, on 30 March 2006. Tucson departed on a six-month Western Pacific deployment from its homeport of Pearl Harbor.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-4649C-016 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Tucson424k Crew members of the fast-attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) gather topside as the submarine returns to Naval Station Pearl Harbor 15 Dec. 2008 after a 23-month absence that included a major depot modernization period in Norfolk.
U.S. Navy Photo # N-9486C-001 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Luciano Marano, courtesy of csp.navy.mil. via Bill Gonyo.
Tucson132kCommander Gary Pinkerton assumed command of the Tucson (SSN-770) during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Pearl Harbor on 27 Feb. 2009.Photo courtesy of the Commander Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet via Bill Gonyo. Photo added 11/29/09.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Tucson (SSN-770) 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
Tucson Council of the Navy League
USS Tucson 770 Club
Tucson Base of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc (USSVI)

Fleet Reserve Association

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

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