USS Olympia (SSN-717)
{{short description|Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the US Navy}}
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USS Olympia (SSN-717) is a {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}} of the United States Navy. She is the 30th Los Angeles class nuclear powered fast attack submarine.{{cite web|url=https://www.csp.navy.mil/olympia/About/|access-date=27 July 2020|title=About USS OLYMPIA (SSN 717)|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727142112/https://www.csp.navy.mil/olympia/About/|url-status=dead}}
Etymology
Olympia is the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Olympia, Washington.{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=110817|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911183613/https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=110817|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2019|access-date=27 July 2020|title=USS Olympia Completes Around-the-World Deployment}}
History
The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 31 March 1981. She was launched on 30 April 1983 sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Williams, and commissioned on 17 November 1984.{{cite web|url=https://defpost.com/uss-olympia-arrives-in-naval-base-kitsap-bremerton-for-namesake-visit/|access-date=27 July 2020|title=USS Olympia Arrives in Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton for Namesake Visit|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214133409/https://defpost.com/uss-olympia-arrives-in-naval-base-kitsap-bremerton-for-namesake-visit/|url-status=dead}}
Olympia was assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 (SUBRON SEVEN) and was homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
In 1998, Olympia became the first Pacific-based submarine to pass through the Suez Canal in over 35 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.shipsoncharts.com/uss-olympia.html|access-date=27 July 2020|title=USS Olympia (SSN-717) Nuclear-Powered Submarine}}
O'Kane cribbage board
When {{USS|Bremerton|SSN-698}} became inactive in August 2018, Olympia became the oldest commissioned attack submarine in active service in the Pacific Fleet. Keeping with a tradition that dates back to World War II, Richard O'Kane's cribbage board was transferred from Bremerton to Olympia
Inactivation and decommissioning
Olympia arrived in Bremerton, Washington on October 31, 2019, for inactivation and decommissioning.{{Cite news|url=https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/uss-olympia-arrives-in-bremerton-for-decommissioning/|title=USS Olympia arrives in Bremerton for decommissioning|publisher=Kitsap Daily News|date=2019-10-30}} She was officially placed in reserve status, inactivated but in commission on August 6, 2020 and decommissioned on February 5, 2021. Like all other recent U.S. submarines, the vessel will be recycled via the Navy's Ship-Submarine Recycling Program.
Awards
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- Navy Unit Commendation
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
- National Defense Service Medal with star
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
- Engineering Excellence
- Deck Seamanship Award
- Silver Anchor Award
- Battle "E"
References
- {{Naval Vessel Register}}, as well as various press releases and news stories.
External links
{{Commons category|USS Olympia (SSN-717)}}
- {{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=SSN717|title=Naval Vessel Register entry for USS Olympia}}
{{Los Angeles class submarines}}
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Category:Los Angeles-class submarines
Category:Cold War submarines of the United States
Category:Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy