United
States Military Surface Ships: SSN 718 (USS HONOLULU)
Caption:
Arctic Circle (Oct. 2003) -- The Los Angeles-class fast
attack submarine USS Honolulu (SSN 718) surfaces in an
open water area approximately 280 miles from the North
Pole. Commanded by Cmdr. Charles Harris, USS Honolulu
while conducting otherwise classified operations in the
Arctic, collected scientific data and water samples for
U.S. and Canadian Universities as part of an agreement
with the Artic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) and the
National Science Foundation (NSF). USS Honolulu is the
24th Los Angeles-class submarine, and the first original
design in her class to visit the North Pole region.
Honolulu is as assigned to Commander Submarine Pacific,
Submarine Squadron Three, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. U. S.
Navy photo by Chief Yeoman Alphonso Braggs. (RELEASED)
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