Name USS Pittsburgh Laid down 15 April 1983 Homeport Groton, Connecticut Construction started 15 April 1983 Beam 10 m | Awarded 16 April 1979 Commissioned 23 November 1985 Length 110 m Launched 8 December 1984 | |
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Namesake The City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Builder General Dynamics Electric Boat | ||
Uss pittsburgh ssn 720
USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) is a Los Angeles-class submarine and is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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The contract to build Pittsburgh was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 16 April 1979 and her keel was laid down on 15 April 1983. She was launched on 8 December 1984 sponsored by Dr. Carol Sawyer, and commissioned on 23 November 1985, with Commander Raymond Setser in command.
On 2 April 1991 Pittsburgh and Louisville conducted submarine-launched Tomahawk missile attacks against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.
USS Pittsburgh departed in October 2002 to deploy in the Mediterranean Sea. There, she again fired Tomahawk missiles into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. She returned from that deployment on 27 April 2003.
On 3 August 2012, Commander Michael Ward II was relieved of command of the ship after "allegations of personal misconduct" surfaced in the media.
On 6 November 2015, Cmdr. Neil Colston relieved Capt. William Solomon III as commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), during the time-honored ceremony. Capt. William Solomon III served as the Commanding Officer of the Pittsburgh from 10 Dec 2012 to 6 Nov 2015.