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Chief of the boat, Joseph Wilt, carries the commissioning pennant of the USS Philadelphia across the deck to present to Cmdr. David Soldow, not seen, to mark the end of a decommissioning ceremony for the Philadelphia (SSN 690) Friday, June 25, 2010 at the U.S. Navy Submarine Base in Groton, Conn.. The Philadelphia was commissioned 33-years ago, June 25th, 1977 and was the first of the Los Angeles Class attack subs built in Groton by Electric Boat. (AP Photo/The Day, Sean D. Elliot)
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Posted on Fri, Jun. 25, 2010


USS Philadelphia decommissioned in Conn.

By Sam Wood

INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

The USS Philadelphia, a Los Angeles class attack submarine, was decommissioned today during a ceremony in New London, Connecticut. The occasion was bittersweet. Today also marked the 33-year anniversary of the vessel, which was commissioned June 25, 1977.

"It reached the end of its life span," said Navy spokesman Steven Myers. "Until it was decommissioned, it was the oldest submarine in the force."

The last cruise for the nuclear-powered sub will be to Norfolk, Va., where it will be dismantled and recycled.

Rear Admiral Douglas J. McAneny, the seventh commanding officer of the Philadelphia, was on hand to pay a final visit and eat one more meal in the wardroom.

"The soul of USS Philadelphia lives on forever in her crews," said McAneny, now Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. "We gather today not only to recognize the important role played by the leaders, the crew members, and the families but to say goodbye to our boat – USS Philadelphia."

 

Contact staff writer Sam Wood at 215-854-2796 or [email protected].

 


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Posted 05:41 PM, 06/25/2010
unionmade66
How about we bring this to Penn's landing as a museum and get rid of the ancient Olympia.
Posted 06:00 PM, 06/25/2010
Citizenc92
How about we sell it to China and use the money to pay down some debt!
Posted 06:18 PM, 06/25/2010
Ticogringomike
How about we remove the reactor and nuclear material, fill it with the latest 200 of Philly's miscreants, murderers, rapists, pedophiles and vicious drug dealers, tow it to the center of the ocean and sink it!
Posted 06:24 PM, 06/25/2010
WaltRiceJr
200 lawyers would work just as well...
Posted 07:40 PM, 06/25/2010
jerryk2b
I think that if we back it correctly we can fit the requested 400.
Posted 07:57 PM, 06/25/2010
Poor Richard Saunders
How about we tax it to death like everything else in Philadelphia?
Posted 10:27 AM, 06/26/2010
Lefty Grove
How about we make moronic comments that are completely irrelevant to the article, but only show how much we hate Philadelphia though, for some reason, we continue to live here?
Posted 10:31 AM, 06/26/2010
Lefty Grove
"Thirty-three-year anniversary"? Do you mean the thirty-third anniversary? I don't see how you can be a professional newspaper writer without knowing what "anniversary" means.
Posted 10:37 AM, 06/26/2010
Lefty Grove
In the 235-year history of the US Navy, there have been six ships named "USS Philadelphia". They saw action in the Revolutionary War, the undeclared 1798 war with France, the Civil War, and World War II. All this according to Wikipedia.
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