USS Hampton (SSN-767)
{{short description|Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the US Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Hampton}}
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USS Hampton (SSN-767), a {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}}, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear this name. The earlier Hamptons were given their names for varying reasons, but SSN-767 was specifically named for four cities: Hampton, Virginia; Hampton, Iowa; Hampton, South Carolina; and Hampton, New Hampshire.{{cite news|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3975573/uss-hampton-ssn-767-arrives-at-portsmouth-naval-shipyard/ |title=USS Hampton (SSN 767) Arrives at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |first=Branden |last=Bourque |website=navy.mil |date=November 2024 |accessdate=22 November 2024}}{{efn|name=cities}} There are at least 20 communities named "Hampton" (including cities, towns, and unincorporated communities) in the United States.
History
The contract to build the Hampton was awarded to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia (adjacent to the aforementioned Hampton, Virginia) on 6 February 1987, and her keel was laid down on 2 March 1990. She was launched on 3 April 1992, sponsored by Mrs. Laura Bateman, wife of U.S. Representative Herb Bateman,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-laura-bateman-us-reps-wi/159581308/ |title=Laura Bateman, U.S. rep's widow, dies |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |page=A11 |date=February 25, 2008 |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}} and she was commissioned on 6 November 1993, with Commander David Antanitus in command.
In late April 2004 Hampton along with {{HMS|Tireless|S88}} surfaced through the ice together at the North Pole.
In February 2007, Hampton left Naval Station Norfolk for a seven-month Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment. She traveled through the Panama Canal and arrived in Yokosuka, Japan. She completed two missions of national importance, and participated in two major, multinational naval exercises. She made port visits in Apra Harbor, Guam, White Beach, Okinawa, and Brisbane, Australia, as well as a brief stop in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, before arriving in San Diego. She earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal during this time.{{cite web |url=http://www.subforce.navy.mil/factsheets/hampton.pdf |title=USS Hampton fact sheet |website=navy.mil}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
On 17 September 2007, the Hampton's homeport was changed from Naval Station Norfolk to Naval Base Point Loma of San Diego, in a change from the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific Fleet.
Hampton completed a Western Pacific deployment from 17 October 2008 to 17 April 2009. She made port visits to Singapore, Yokosuka, Japan, Saipan, and Apra Harbor, Guam, before returning to home port in San Diego. She participated in the first submarine exercise between the United States and the Singapore Navy.
In 2010 and 2011, the Hampton won the Submarine Squadron 11 Battle Efficiency award. On 15 May 2011, the submarine visited Hong Kong.{{cite web |first=James |last=Barnes |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=60390 |title=USS Hampton Visits Hong Kong |publisher=Navy.mil |access-date=2013-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926164943/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=60390 |archive-date=26 September 2012 |via=Wayback Machine}}
From March through October 2014, under the command of Commander Lincoln Reifsteck, Hampton traveled {{convert|41000|nmi|mi km}} on deployment while visiting Okinawa, Japan; Yokosuka, Japan; Sasebo, Japan; and Guam.{{cite news |url=https://www.csp.navy.mil/Media/News-Admin/Article/691917/uss-hampton-returns-home-from-deployment/ |title=USS Hampton Returns Home from Deployment |website=navy.mil |date=14 October 2015 |accessdate=22 November 2024}}
On 21 November 2024, under the command of Commander Grant Wanier, Hampton arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for "system upgrades and scheduled maintenance work."{{cite news |url=https://www.fosters.com/story/news/2024/11/22/uss-hampton-portsmouth-naval-shipyard/76494222007/ |title=USS Hampton arrives at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |website=Foster's Daily Democrat |location=Dover, New Hampshire |date=22 November 2024 |accessdate=22 November 2024}}
=Falsified records incident=
In October 2007, six naval personnel were disciplined after they "neither maintained inspection records nor conducted the required inspection of the chemical levels associated with the cooling system" of the nuclear propulsion plant of the Hampton.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/22/sub.misconduct/index.html |title=Nuclear sub crew faked inspection records |website=CNN.com |date=22 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104031840/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/22/sub.misconduct/index.html |archive-date=4 November 2007 |via=Wayback Machine}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/22/AR2007102202431.html?nav=hcmodule |title=WASHINGTON IN BRIEF |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105621/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/22/AR2007102202431.html?nav=hcmodule |archive-date=2016-03-04 |via=Wayback Machine}} Shortly thereafter, the ship's commanding officer, Commander Michael B. Portland, was relieved of his command due to a loss of confidence in his leadership; at the time, he was not charged with any offense.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/25/AR2007102503001.html |title=Submarine Commander Is Relieved of Duty |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021173056/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/25/AR2007102503001.html |archive-date=2018-10-21 |via=Wayback Machine}}
In March 2008, the US Navy revealed that a total of 11 officers and enlisted men had been disciplined in connection with the fraudulent documentation and for cheating on qualification tests. In addition to the captain, the submarine's engineer officer, the engineering department master chief petty officer, and the entire reactor laboratory division were dismissed from Naval nuclear plant duty and submarine service. No damage was discovered in the reactor core and the submarine returned to operational status.San Diego Union-Tribune, "11 Officers, Sailors From S.D.-Based Sub Disciplined", 10 March 2008.
Image gallery
Image:USS Hampton (SSN-767)2.jpg|USS Hampton
Image:USS Hampton (SSN-767).jpg|Hampton seen in Florida in 1993
Image:USS Hampton (SSN-767) 21-Nov-2024.jpg|Hampton arriving at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in November 2024
Notes
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References
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{{Naval Vessel Register}}
External links
{{Commons category|USS Hampton (SSN-767)}}
- [https://www.csp.navy.mil/hampton/ USS Hampton official home page]
{{Los Angeles class submarines}}
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