USS TEXAS SSN 775 |
July 12, 2002 A keel laying ceremony for the Navy's second attack submarine of the Virginia-class was held at 11:30 a.m. EDT at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. November 21, 2003 Cmdr. John J. Litherland relieved Cmdr. E. J. Ruff as commanding officer of the Pre-Commissioning Unit Texas in a ceremony at the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va. July 31, 2004 PCU Texas (SSN 775) is christened in a ceremony at Newport News shipyard. First Lady Laura bush served as the ship's sponsor. Named to honor the 28th state admitted to the union, Texas is the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to carry the name since the original Texas was commissioned in 1895. The ceremony marked the first christening of a submarine at the shipyard since 1995 when USS Cheyenne was launched. May 17, 2006 The Texas returned to Newport News shipyard after successfully conducting alpha sea trials. August 22, PCU Texas departed Naval Station Norfolk on its way to Galveston; Moored at Trident Wharf in Port Canaveral, Fla., from Aug. 25- Sept. ?. September 9, USS Texas officialy joined the Fleet during the commissioning ceremony in Galveston, Texas. The ship will be homeported in Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Conn. June 29, 2007 Electric Boat Corporation is being awarded a $29,817,354 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to accomplish the maintenance, repair, alterations, testing, and other work on SSN 775 during its scheduled Post Shakedown Availability (PSA). Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., and is expected to be completed by February 2008. July 31, 2009 Cmdr. Robert A. Roncska relieved Cmdr. James L. Gray as CO of the Texas during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London. November 23, USS Texas arrived in its new homeport of Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after a two-month voyage to North Pole and back through Panama Canal. May 19, 2010 USS Texas departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for its maiden deployment. August 23, SSN 775 returned home after a three-month underway period in the eastern Pacific, operating under the tactical control of Joint Interagency Task Force, South (JIATF-S). June 23, 2011 USS Texas departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled western Pacific deployment. July 9, The second Virginia-class attack submarine arrived in Busan for a port visit to the Republic of Korea. November 10, USS Texas moored outboard the USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) at Alava Pier in Subic Bay, Philippines, for a Fleet Maintenance Availability (FMAV). November 22, The Texas pulled into Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a port call over the Thanksgiving holiday. December 23, USS Texas returned to homeport after a six-month deployment. February 1, 2012 Cmdr. Andrew C. Hertel relieved Cmdr. Robert A. Roncska as CO of the SSN 775 during a change-of-command ceremony at Pearl Harbor. April 27, USS Texas recently entered the magnetic silencing facility at Beckoning Point in Pearl Harbor for Deperming Process (DEPERM). May 31, USS Texas entered the Dry Dock #1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY&IMF) for an Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (E-DSRA); Undocked on Dec. 7, 2013. September 9, 2014 Cmdr. Todd J. Nethercott relieved Cmdr. Andrew C. Hertel as CO of the Texas during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub at Pearl Harbor. January 29, 2015 USS Texas departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for local operations; Underway again on Feb. 4. March 12, Capt. Timothy A. Rexrode relieved Capt. Harry L. Ganteaume as Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 1 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the SSN 775 at Pearl Harbor. July 17, USS Texas departed homeport for routine operations in the Hawaiian Op. Area. October 20, USS Texas departed Wharf S10, Pearl Harbor for a scheduled western Pacific deployment. October 29, The Virginia-class attack submarine made a brief stop off Yokosuka, Japan, for a personnel transfer. December 22, USS Texas moored at Berth 13S, Fleet Activities Yokosuka for an eight-day port visit. January 5, 2016 SSN 775 moored at Alava Pier in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, for a routine port call. January 20, The Texas moored at Akasaki Pier in Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, for a three-day port call; Inport Yokosuka again for upkeep from Feb. 5- March 1. March 9, USS Texas moored at Pier S8 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after a nearly five-month deployment. December 6, The Texas is currently undergoing a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) while moored at Pier S8. February 16, 2017 USS Texas moored at Wharf S1B on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after underway for PCO operations in the Hawaiian Op. Area. February 24, Cmdr. Michael R. Dolbec relieved Cmdr. Todd J. Nethercott as CO of the Texas during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub. February 28, USS Texas departed Pearl Harbor for routine training; Moored at Wharf Y3A and commenced a Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV) on March 16; Moored at Wharf W4, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo onload on May 15; Moored at Wharf S10 on May 1?. July 6, The Texas moored at Wharf S1B on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after underway for routine training; Underway again on July 7; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor for personnel transfer on July 12; Brief stop at Wharf S1B on July 18; Returned home on Tuesday evening. July 2?, USS Texas departed homeport for routine training in the Hawaiian Op. Area; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor on July 25; Moored at Wharf Y2 on July 28. July 30, SSN 775 moored at Wharf W5, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo onload; Moored at Pier S8 on Aug. 3. August 8, USS Texas departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled western Pacific deployment. September 6, The Virginia-class attack submarine pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam, for a routine port call. December 6, USS Texas moored at Berth 13S in Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a six-day port visit; Moored at Naval Base Guam again on Dec. 1?. January 17, 2018 The Texas moored at Akasaki Pier in Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, for a five-day port call; Inport Apra Harbor from Feb. ?-6. February 14, USS Texas moored at Pier S9 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a six-month deployment. April 9, The Texas moored at Wharf W5, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo offload; Moored at Wharf Y2 on April 13; Moved to Wharf S10 on June 19. June 22, Capt. Paul Davis relieved Capt. Robert A. Roncska as Commander, Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 7 during a change-of-command and retirement ceremony on board the SSN 775. July 16, SSN 775 moored at Wharf W4, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo onload following a two-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA); Moored at Wharf Y3B on July 17; Underway again on Aug. 13; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor for personnel transfer on Aug. 17; Moored at Wharf S20 on Aug. 31. September 11, USS Texas emergency sortied from Pearl Harbor due to approaching Tropical Storm Olivia; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor on Sept. 14 and Oct. 12. From October 19-21, the Texas conducted acoustic trials at the Underway Measurement Site on Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility (SEAFAC) range, located in the western Behm Canal near Ketchikan, Alaska; Moored at Static Site from Oct. 2?-27; Participated in a submarine rescue exercise at SEAFAC range from Oct. 27-31. November ?, USS Texas moored at Pier S9 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. January 7, 2019 The Virginia-class attack submarine moored at Wharf W4, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo onload; Underway on Jan. 9; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor for personnel transfer on Jan. 10 and Jan. 17; Returned home on Jan. 2?; Underway again on Feb. 4. February 6, USS Texas moored at Wharf S10 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a brief stop; Moored at Wharf S10 for a brief stop again on Feb. 8; Brief stop off Ford Island on Feb. 12 and 16th. February 22, The Texas moored at Wharf Y3A on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participated in a Submarine Commander's Course (SCC) off the northwest coast of Kauai; Underway again on April 22; Brief stops in Pearl Harbor for personnel transfer on April 25 and 26th; Returned home on May 1. June ?, USS Texas moored at Wharf W4, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo onload; Underway on June 7; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor on June 10. November 5, The Texas made a brief stop off the coast of Djibouti, Djibouti, for supplies. January 30, 2020 USS Texas moored at Diamantina Pier, HMAS Stirling on Garden Island, Australia, for a four-day liberty port visit to Perth. February 24, USS Texas moored at Pier S8 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AoR. February 28, Cmdr. Kenneth T. Cooke relieved Cmdr. Michael R. Dolbec as CO of the SSN 775 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub. March 30, The Texas moored at Wharf W5, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo offload; Moored at Wharf Y3A on April 3; Underway in support of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) CSG's COMPTUEX on May 15.? May 28, USS Texas made a brief stop off Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego for personnel transfer; Moored at Wharf Y3B in Pearl Harbor on June 8.? August 27, The Texas made a brief stop off the coast of Groton, Connecticut, for personnel transfer. September 1, USS Texas moored at Pier 6S in its new homeport of Naval Submarine Base New London after a five-week transit from Pearl Harbor; Underway again on Sept. 14. September 16, USS Texas moored pierside at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, for a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA); Entered the Dry Dock #3 on Feb. 10, 2021. May 27, 2022 Cmdr. Kenneth C. Ingle relieved Cmdr. Kenneth T. Cooke as CO of the Texas during a change-of-command ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. |