USS Pasadena (SSN 752) is the third vessel and first submarine so named in the U.S. Navy. She was built by General Dynamics Corporation, Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conneticut, and was commissioned February 11, 1989.

October 31, 2003 USS Pasadena returned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor following an eight-month deployment to the western Pacific, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, as part of USS Nimitz Strike Group.

June 18, 2004 Cmdr. John Heatherington relieved Cmdr. Donald Fritts Jr. as commanding officer of USS Pasadena in a change of command ceremony at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station submarine piers.

April 20, 2005 Rear Adm. Jeffrey B. Cassias relieved Rear Adm. Paul F. Sullivan as Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) in a change of command ceremony aboard the SSN 752.

June 22, USS Pasadena departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled underway period.

December 22, SSN 752 returned to homeport after a six-month deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations. While deployed, it participated in various exercises, conducted missions, and helped to keep a forward naval presence in the theater. The crew visited various ports including Yokosoka and Sasebo, Japan; Guam; and Saipan.

October 13, 2006 Cmdr. Douglas G. Perry relieved Cmdr. John Heatherington as commanding officer of USS Pasadena in a ceremony at USS Bowfin Museum and Submarine Park in Naval Station Pearl Harbor.

October 31, 2007 USS Pasadena departed homeport for a scheduled deployment in the western Pacific.

January 21, 2008 The nuclear-powered attack submarine recently arrived in Subic Bay, Philippines, for a routine port visit.

April 30, SSN 752 returned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor after a six-month underway period. The ship also visited Guam, Japan and Malaysia.

February 13, 2009 Cmdr. Andrew B. St. John relieved Cmdr. Douglas G. Perry as CO of the Pasadena during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Station Pearl Harbor.

November 20, The Los Angeles-class submarine recently arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a routine port visit.

December 4, USS Pasadena returned home after a six-month westen Pacific deployment. She participated in two multi-level exercises and visited five ports.

July 6, 2010 SSN 752 departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the biennial, multinational Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010, off the coast of Hawaii.

August 13, Capt. James Pitts relieved Capt. Christopher Kaiser as Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 7, during a change-of-command ceremony on board the Pasadena.

December 14, USS Pasadena departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled western Pacific deployment.

June 22, 2011 USS Pasadena returned home after a six-month underway period. Port visits included Saipan; Yokosuka and Sasebo, Japan; and Guam.

July 22, Cmdr. Luis E. Molina relieved Cmdr. Andrew B. St. John as CO of the SSN 752 during a change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

September 2, The Pasadena pulled into NSB New London in Groton, Conn., for a brief stop after transiting from Pearl Harbor for an 18-month overhaul and modernization period at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.