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Greeneville had previously participated in several DVE missions, carrying notable civilians such as Tipper Gore and James Cameron. For this mission, Greeneville was to carry 16 civilian Distinguished Visitors (DVs): eight corporate chief executive officers , six of them with their spouses; and a free-lance sports writer with his spouse. [3]
USS Greeneville is a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (), and the only vessel in United States Navy history to be named after Greeneville, Tennessee. [3] The contract to build the boat was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on 14 December 1988, and her keel was laid down on 28 February 1992.
USS San Francisco in a dry dock, after hitting an underwater mountain 350 miles (560 km) south of Guam in 2005 This article describes major accidents and incidents involving submarines and submersibles since 2000. 2000s 2000 Kursk explosion Main article: Kursk submarine disaster In August 2000, the Russian Oscar II-class submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea when a leak of high-test peroxide ...
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This incident was revisited, when USS Greeneville, on 9 February 2001, also conducted an emergency main ballast tank blow off the coast of Oahu while hosting several civilians. Greeneville struck the 191-foot (58 m) Japanese fishery high school training ship Ehime Maru ( えひめ丸 ), causing the fishing boat to sink in less than ten minutes ...
The USS Greeneville is assigned to Submarine Squadron 11 and would be, in the event of a conflict, tasked with sinking enemy warships and transport vessels, in addition to leveraging its ability ...
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An F/A-18C crashes aboard the USS John F. Kennedy off the coast of North Carolina, injuring eight crewmen. [199] 20 March A Swiss Air Force Dassault Mirage IIIRS crashed near Sainte-Croix, Switzerland by bad weather conditions. It was the first loss of a Reconnaissance Mirage since the introduction in the 60'. The pilot died in the crash. [200 ...