USS Texas To Be Home Ported At Pearl Harbor

[Neal Stevens]

USS Texas To Be Home Ported At Pearl Harbor
From Commander, Submarine Force Pacific Fleet Public Affairs, March 2, 2009



PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Commander, Submarine Force Pacific Rear Adm. Douglas McAneny announced today USS Texas (SSN 775) will be the second Virginia-class submarine home ported at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, arriving this fall.
"SUBPAC is delighted to have USS Texas join USS Hawaii (SSN 776) in the Pacific,” said McAneny. “These two Virginia-class submarines bring to bear technologically advanced multi-mission systems that will enable our submarine force to dominate both the littorals and deep Pacific and Indian oceans for many years to come.”
Commissioned Sept. 9, 2006, Texas was the second Virginia-class attack submarine constructed and the first submarine to be named after the Lone Star State. Two battleships and a cruiser were previously named USS Texas, and three active Los Angeles-class submarines, USS Dallas (SSN 700), USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) and USS Houston (SSN 713) have been named for cities in Texas. USS Texas’ crew is excited to represent its namesake state both at home and abroad.
Texas Governor Rick Perry was pleased with the announcement of USS Texas’ new homeport. “Texans have long played a distinguished role in our nation's defense, as have the vessels that have borne the name," said Governor Perry. "We are proud that such a strong tradition is being carried on in the silent service with a boat whose vigilance and power projection capabilities exert a stabilizing influence in an increasingly unpredictable world.”
Measuring 377 feet long, weighing 7,800 tons when submerged and with a complement of more than 130 crewmembers, Texas is one of the Navy’s newest and most technologically sophisticated submarines.
The state-of-the-art submarine is capable of supporting a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike, naval special warfare involving special operations forces, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, irregular warfare, and mine warfare.
Recognizing the importance of the Asia-Pacific region and the increased threat posed by the proliferation of submarines in the Pacific, the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review mandated that 60 percent of the U.S. Navy’s submarines be home ported in the Pacific by the end of 2010.
In addition to the Virginia-class USS Hawaii and USS Texas changes of homeport, Los Angeles-class USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) is transferring from the Atlantic to Pearl Harbor this spring, and Los Angeles-class USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) is transferring from the Atlantic to San Diego this summer. By the end of 2009, 31 of the U.S. Navy’s 53 fast attack submarines will be home ported in the Pacific, with 18 of those 31 home ported in Pearl Harbor.

John D. Butler
Vice President, Fleet Ballistic Missile Program Requirements,
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

[nikimcbee]

Oh, that Texas, at first I was thinking of the "other" Texas.

[A Very Super Market]

Oh, okay. It would have been weird to suddenly move a WWI battleship to Pearl. From Texas.

[JALU3]

To bad Naval Station Ingleside is in the process of being closed, otherwise, the Texas could have been homeported in Texas.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Oh, that Texas, at first I was thinking of the "other" Texas.

Same here. I was thinking "If it's not safe to move her to Galveston, how are they going to...?"

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Same here. I was thinking "If it's not safe to move her to Galveston, how are they going to...?"

Philadelphia Experiment.

[Overkill]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Philadelphia Experiment.

[Delgard]

Anyone hear what squadron the Hawaii and Texas will join? Also Jacksonville. Speaking of Jacksonville; of the three SUBRONs, SUBRON 3 seems the thinnest.

But still interested in which SUBRON the Hawaii and Texas will end up in.

Thanks