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Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia was awarded the contract to build USS San Francisco on 1 August 1975, and her keel was laid down on 26 May 1977. She was launched on 27 October 1979, sponsored by Mrs. Robert Y. Kaufman, and commissioned on 24 April 1981 with Commander J. Allen Marshall in command.
USS San Francisco (CL/CA-38), a New Orleans-class cruiser, was the second ship of three of the United States Navy named after the city of San Francisco, California. Commissioned in 1934, she was one of the most decorated ships of World War II , earning 17 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation .
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 ...
The USS San Francisco (CA-38), a heavy cruiser, began its wartime service in the Pacific. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the crew actively participated in anti-aircraft defense.
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USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collision; USS Hartford grounding; ... USS San Francisco (SSN-711) USS San Juan (SSN-751) USS Sand Lance (SSN-660) USS Scorpion (SSN-589)
New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week. The warship USS Harry S. Truman docked at a US naval facility in Souda Bay, Greece ...
The second USS San Francisco (CA-38) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1934, active throughout the Pacific War, and decommissioned in 1946. The third USS San Francisco (SSN-711) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1981 and taken out of active service in 2017. The fourth USS San Francisco (SSN-810) will be a ...