History:
The nuclear powered attack submarine USS OKLAHOMA CITY was
commissioned at Norfolk Naval Base on July 9, 1988.
OKLAHOMA CITY deployed to the Mediterranean in March 1990
with the EISENHOWER Battlegroup and participated in Operation
Desert Shield, received the Sixth Fleet "Hook'em"
award for anti-submarine warfare excellence, and was awarded the
Meritorious Unit Citation.
OKLAHOMA CITY won the 1990 and 1991 Battle Efficiency "E"
from Commander, Submarine Squadron Eight for overall excellence
in submarine operations. The ship also won the 1990 Engineering
"E" for engineering excellence.
OKLAHOMA CITY deployed to the Mediterranean a second time
in September 1991, again with the USS EISENHOWER Battlegroup,
returning home in March 1992, then spent a year backfitting the
Navy's most advanced sonar and fire control system, the BQQ-5E
and CCS Mk2. From March 1993 through February 1995, OKLAHOMA
CITY tested this state-of -the-art combat system, firing four
Tomahawk and two Harpoon cruise missiles and over seventy
torpedoes. The two year testing program was an unprecedented
success - on-time and on-budget - a $2.5 billion (total)
acquisition program to upgrade all non-improved LOS ANGELES
class SSN combat systems tested and proofed without a glitch.
OKLAHOMA CITY then immediately worked-up and deployed to
the Mediterranean for a third time, this time traveling with the
USS AMERICA Battlegroup to the Arabian Gulf, and, fresh out of
testing, won a third Battle Efficiency "E" from
Commander, Submarine Squadron Eight. The ship also won the 1995
Supply "E" for logistics readiness and the 1994
Engineering "E" and won honorable mention in the 1996
Edward F. Ney food service competition.
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