Photo by PH1 David A. Levy
by JO1(SW) Andrea Leahy, USN
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he 21-year career of the Los Angelesclass submarine USS Portsmouth (SSN-707) came to an end this summer, as the attack submarine traveled to Virginia to deactivate. Portsmouth left San Diego in late summer on route to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, where the crew held a decommissioning ceremony in September. They will then work through the winter, dismantling the boat that has been a second home to hundreds of Sailors since the early 1980s.
MM3 Adan Rodriguez raises the National Ensign as Portsmouth prepares to get underway.
Photo by PH1 David A. Levy
USS Portsmouth Deactivates After 21 years of Service Portsmouth Commanding Officer, CDR Kevin Brenton and ET3 Guillermo Juarez conduct a sunset lookout watch.
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