USS Seawolf (SSN-21), the lead ship of her class, is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf. The contract was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics and Newport News Shipbuilding on 9 January 1989 and her keel was laid down on 25 October 1989. She was launched on 24 June 1995, sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Dalton, and commissioned on 19 July 1997 with Commander David M. McCall in command.
On 22 July 2007, the submarine transferred from its previous homeport of Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, to permanently reside at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington. There are 140 personnel attached to the Seawolf
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The U.S. NavyÕs newest attack submarine, USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21), conducts ÒBravoÓ sea trials off the coast of Conneticut in preparation for its scheduled commissioning in July 1997. The close-up, low aerial image shows the sail's port side.
The U.S. NavyÕs newest attack submarine, USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21), conducts ÒBravoÓ sea trials off the coast of Conneticut in preparation for its scheduled commissioning in July 1997. The close-up, low aerial image shows the sail's port side.
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